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What is BS EN 14526 -HPLC method for the determination of saxitoxin-group toxins in shellfish about?

BS EN 14526 discusses the determination of saxitoxin-group toxins in shellfish. BS EN 14526 is a European standard that provides the HPLC method for the determination of saxitoxin-group toxins in shellfish to ensure it is safe for consumption. BS EN 14526 specifies a method for the quantitative determination of saxitoxin (STX), decarbamoyl saxitoxin (dcSTX), neosaxitoxin (NEO), decarbamoyl neosaxitoxin (dcNEO), gonyautoxin 1 and 4 (GTX1,4; the sum of isomers), gonyautoxin 2 and 3 (GTX2,3; the sum of isomers), gonyautoxin 5 (GTX5 also called B1), gonyautoxin 6 (GTX6 also called B2), decarbamoyl gonyautoxin 2 and 3 (dcGTX2,3; the sum of isomers), N-sulfocarbamoyl-gonyautoxin 1 and 2 (C1,2; the sum of isomers) and (depending on the availability of certified reference materials (CRMs)) N-sulfocarbamoyl-gonyautoxin 3 and 4 (C3,4; the sum of isomers) in (raw) mussels, oysters, scallops and clams. Laboratory experience has shown that the method under BS EN 14526 also applies in other shellfish and cooked shellfish products. The method described in BS EN 14526 was validated in an interlaboratory study and was also verified in a EURL-performance test aiming at the total toxicity of the samples.