1 Recent International Efforts to Improve Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish Safety Iddya Karunasagar Part I Management and Regulation/Gestion et la reglementation 2 Evolution of PSP Toxicity in Shellfish from the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina): An Overview Alejandra Beatriz Goya and Santiago Maldonado 3 Storage and Detoxification of Bivalve Molluscs as a Tool in a Marketing StrategyJ. Haure, J. Hussenot, F. Buzin, Patrick Lassus, C. Marcaillou, F. Mondeguer, V. S'echet, F. Royer, Zouher Amzil, M. Cardinal, L. Le Grel, A. Mass'e, N.E. Sabiri, J.B. Castaing, and P. Jaouen 4 Molluscan Shellfish Safety in South AmericaDinorah Medina, Alejandra Beatriz Goya, and Claudia Rozas 5 Mitigating the Impacts of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning During Harmful Algal Bloom Episodes in the Philippines Ulysses M. Montojo, Marc Lawrence J. Romero, Ronald Jefferson A. Narceda, and Noime S. Walican 6 New Zealand Aquaculture Industry Initiative: Collingwood Case Study Helen Smale 7 Regulatory Perspective in Translating Science into Policy: Challenges in Utilizing Risk Assessment for the Elaboration of Codex Standards of Shellfish SafetyHajime Toyofuku 8 Defining a Sampling Strategy for Okadaic Acid (OA) Toxins in Shellfish to Determine the Human Health Status of a Growing AreaNathalie Wesolek, Francois-Gilles Carpentier, Dominique Parent-Massin, and Alain-Claude Roudot Part II Health Risk Assessment/E' valuation de risques a` la sante 9 Contribution of Shellfish Consumption to the Dietary Exposure of the French Population to Chemical ContaminantsNathalie Arnich, V'eronique Sirot, and Jean-Charles Leblanc 10 Probabilistic Exposure Assessment to Phycotoxins by Recreational Shellfish Harvesters: Results and Influence of Shellfish Species and the Cooking ProcessCyndie Picot, G. Limon, G. Durand, Dominique Parent-Massin, and Alain-Claude Roudot 11 Vibrio parahaemolyticus Risk Management in JapanHajime Toyofuku 12 Distribution of Cd, Pb, As and Hg in Oyster Tissue, Sediment andWater in Lingayen Gulf, Philippines Reivin T. Vinarao, Gielenny M. Salem, and Rosario J. Ragaza Part III Enteric Viruses/Virus ent'eriques 13 Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to Control of Viruses in Food Ingeborg L.A. Boxman 14 Bioaccumulation and Removal Dynamics of Murine Norovirus in Manila Clams (Venerupis philippinarum) and Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)D. Polo, C. A' lvarez, J. D'iez, C.F. Manso, M. Angulo, M.L. Vilari~no, S. Darriba, A. Longa, and J.L. Romalde 15 Detection of Enteric Viruses in Shellfish Gary P. Richards, Dean O. Cliver, and Gail E. Greening Part IV Chemical Analytical Methods/M'ethodes d'analyse chimique 16 Searching for Internal Standard for Chemical Routine Analysis of Lipophilic Shellfish Toxins Trude S. Guldberg, T. Hatlen, and K. Aarstad 17 Effect of Dilution Rate on Azadinium spinosum and Azaspiracid (AZA) Production in Pilot Scale Photobioreactors for the Harvest of AZA1 and -2 T. Jauffrais, V. S'echet, P. Truquet, Zouher Amzil, C. Herrenknecht, and P. Hess 18 A Comparison of Assay Techniques for the Analysis of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins in ShellfishR. Raine, A.M. Wilson, G. Hermann, and J.P. Lacaze Part V Metabolism of Toxins in Molluscan Shellfish/M'etabolisme des toxines dans les coquillages 19 Accumulation of Okadaic Acid and Detoxifying Enzymes in the Digestive Gland of Mytilus galloprovincialis During Exposure to DSP A. Vidal, Y. Ruiz, P. Su'arez, Ana Alonso Martinez, A.E. Rossignoli, J. Blanco, O. Garcia, and F. San Juan Part VI Chemical Contaminants/Polluants chimiques 20 In Vitro Toxicity and Histopathological Effects Induced in the Mantle Tissue of Males of Mytilus galloprovincialis During Short-Term Exposure to a Tar Mixture Ana Alonso Martinez, P. Su'arez, Y. Ruiz, A. Vidal, and F. San Juan 21 Histopathological Alterations of the Mantle of Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Ria of Vigo (NW Spain): Effect of Persistent Chemicals? Y. Ruiz, P. Su'arez, Ana Alonso Martinez, A. Vidal, and F. San Juan Part VII Round Table Summaries 22 Industry Session: Ensuring Safety and Quality of Bivalves 23 Round Table Summary - Risk Management and Impacts24 Roundtable Summary - Risk Assessment for Enteric Viruses
