TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of tetrodotoxins in puffer fish caught along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Toxin profile of Lagocephalus sceleratus
AU - Rambla-Alegre, Maria
AU - Reverté, Laia
AU - Del Río, Vanessa
AU - de la Iglesia, Pablo
AU - Palacios, Oscar
AU - Flores, Cintia
AU - Caixach, Josep
AU - Campbell, Katrina
AU - Elliott, Christopher T.
AU - Izquierdo-Muñoz, Andrés
AU - Campàs, Mònica
AU - Diogène, Jorge
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Although consumption of Tetraodontidae species is prohibited in the EU, intoxications are still reported. The evaluation of tetrodotoxins (TTXs) by mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS and LC-HRMS) and a screening immunoassay (mELISA) in tetraodontid fishes caught along the Western Mediterranean Sea revealed high concentrations of TTXs in Lagocephalus sceleratus while no TTXs were identified in L. lagocephalus and Sphoeroides pachygaster individuals. The high TTXs content found in the L. sceleratus analysed herein demonstrate the occurrence of highly toxic puffer fish in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Being L. sceleratus a recent invasive species in the Mediterranean, surveillance, risk assessment and risk management measures are necessary. The strategy used within this research work could be a valuable tool for future food safety monitoring.
AB - Although consumption of Tetraodontidae species is prohibited in the EU, intoxications are still reported. The evaluation of tetrodotoxins (TTXs) by mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS and LC-HRMS) and a screening immunoassay (mELISA) in tetraodontid fishes caught along the Western Mediterranean Sea revealed high concentrations of TTXs in Lagocephalus sceleratus while no TTXs were identified in L. lagocephalus and Sphoeroides pachygaster individuals. The high TTXs content found in the L. sceleratus analysed herein demonstrate the occurrence of highly toxic puffer fish in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Being L. sceleratus a recent invasive species in the Mediterranean, surveillance, risk assessment and risk management measures are necessary. The strategy used within this research work could be a valuable tool for future food safety monitoring.
KW - Lagocephalus sceleratus
KW - Mass spectrometry
KW - mELISA
KW - Puffer fish
KW - Tetrodotoxin
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020034476&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.envres.2017.05.031
DO - 10.1016/j.envres.2017.05.031
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020034476
SN - 0013-9351
VL - 158
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Environmental Research
JF - Environmental Research
ER -