date:Aug 03, 2012
As the official algal biotoxin monitoring testing laboratory for England, Wales and Scotland, Cefas requires access to contaminated shellfish material for method validation programmes and routine quality control. However, there is a lack of commercially available matrix reference materials.
The new Pacific oyster paralytic shellfish toxin certified reference material (PO PST CRM 1101) has been extensively tested for stability and homogeneity and is certified following ISO Guides 34 and 35. It i