Background Seafood toxins pose an important risk to human health, and maximum levels
were imposed by regulatory authorities throughout the world. Several toxin groups are …

Since earliest times, human food has been contaminated with bioactive substances. These
may be derived from plants, such as solanine in green potatoes or the cyanide in cassava …

In most maritime countries, the seafood industry is an important source of revenue and
accounts for a significant portion of the country's food supply. However, certain seafood, in …

Complex secondary metabolites, some of which are highly toxic to mammals, are produced
by many marine organisms. Some of these organisms are important food sources for marine …

Marine toxins accumulate in filter-feeding bivalves. Their presence is a risk to consumers
and requires costly control systems to avoid food-safety problems. The mouse bioassay is …

Aquatic food accounts for over 40% of global animal food products, and the potential
contamination with toxins of algal origin–marine biotoxins–poses a health threat for …

Harmful algal blooms are natural phenomena caused by the massive growth of
phytoplankton that may contain highly toxic chemicals, the so-called marine biotoxins …

The need to have methods as alternatives to animal bioassays for marine-toxin detection is
of paramount importance. Such methods require not only identification of each of the …

The contamination of seafood by algal toxins regularly affects animals living in several areas
of the world, and the number of toxic phycotoxins which are being characterized is steadily …

Highlights•Levels and detection methods of main marine toxins are around the world
regulated in order to protect public health.•Marine toxins are mainly analyzed by using target …