Our scientific research and evidence

Find our scientific research and evidence, freedom of information requests and access our open data.

Topic
Type

Showing 85 to 96 of 106 results

Clear all
Report
1 July 2010

​A Survey of Anisakis and Pseudoterranova in Scottish fisheries and the efficacy of current detection methods

This project was concerned with surveying the prevalence and intensity of infection of these nematodes in targeted Scottish white fish populations and investigating the efficacy of current processing and detection methods.
Report
1 March 2010

​Environmental contaminants in fish from unmanaged inland UK waterways

This study examines the changing habits of anglers and consumers with regards to freshwater fish species.
Report
1 February 2010

​Distribution of DSP toxins in King Scallops (Pectin maximus) and the effects of current shucking practises on toxin concentrations in edible tissues
Report
1 February 2010

​Nematodes in Scottish wild fish

Building on earlier findings, this study focused specifically on wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), aiming to determine the species of anisakid nematodes present and their prevalence in salmon muscle tissue
Report
1 February 2010

​The impact of washing the edible parts (adductor and gonad) on paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin concentrations in the King scallop Pecten maximus
Report
1 January 2010

​Food and You Wave 1
Report
1 November 2009

​Transfer of Radioactivity from Seaweed to Terrestrial Foods

The aim of this study was to identify the extent of seaweed use in Scotland, understand the practices adopted, the extent to which food grown on seaweed treated land is consumed by individuals and to estimate potential radiation doses from ingestion of these foodstuffs.
Report
1 May 2009

​The molecular epidemiology of Scottish campylobacter isolates from human cases of infection using multilocus sequence typing (MLST)
Report
1 March 2008

​Risk assessment of the FSAS inshore shellfish monitoring programme based on historical toxin data from 2004-2006

This study analysed monitoring data to determine toxin concentrations of ASP, DSP and PSP in mussels, pacific oysters, king scallops, queen scallops, and cockles collected between April 2004 and November 2006.
Report
1 September 2007

​Prevalence and concentration of Escherichia coli serotype O157 and other VTEC in sheep presented for slaughter in Scotland

A study examining the prevalence and concentration of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) in sheep presented for slaughter in Scotland.
Report
1 September 2006

​Collection and analysis of shellfish flesh from Scottish inshore and offshore harvesting areas for chemical contaminants

A further study investigating the levels of benzopyrene (BP),  PAHs, lead, cadmium and mercury, chlorobiphenyls and organochlorine pesticides, concluded that the concentrations of these substances in the samples analysed do not raise health concerns in respect to consumption by the general public.
Report
1 April 2006

​Pilot study on the incidence of algal toxins (ASP, DSP and PSP toxins) in Scottish Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus)

The incidence and uptake of toxins by crabs was assessed through a pilot study which also mapped areas where crabs are sourced.