Toxin Testing Kit

A range of kits has been developed – designed to detect and quantify algal toxins in shellfish tissue as an aid to required End Product Testing for processors and those selling shellfish products onto the market.

SPIES-DETOX carried out an extensive testing programme on several test kits available on the market …

(Extract from Project description)

Training will be provided to the SMEs in the use of Biosense ELISA kits. The method protocols of the commercial Biosense kits are both simple and robust, these rapid assays can be established at SME partner facilities through Biosense-led training courses. Biosense has experience in organising such training programmes for the industry, and will also provide technical support and contribute to the analysis of samples in the follow-up.  All the Biosense kits are provided with user-friendly software, that will automatically quality assure the calibration and sample calculation for each round of analysis.

Documents:

• Grower article (pdf 250k) - Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers publication 'The Grower
• Training Days (pdf 70k)

Links:

• Biosense
• Biosense Algal toxin test kits