European Collaboration to Mitigate Ciguatera Poisoning
The inaugural meeting of EuroCiga II was held on October 26, 2022 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The objective of EuroCiga II is to improve scientific knowledge about the emerging risk of ciguatera poisoning, which is caused by consuming fish contaminated with ciguatoxins.
A total of 11 partner organizations were represented at the meeting and will be involved in EuroCiga II. The partner organizations include the Spanish Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA); Canary Islands Health Service (SCS); the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES); the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BFR); the Portuguese Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE); the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM); the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA); the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC); the European Environment Agency of the European Commission; the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO); and experts from research groups in the U.S. and Japan.