A global food standards-setting body has advanced work on various issues, including lead levels, Ciguatera, and tropane alkaloids. The latest Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food session was ...

One example is ciguatoxin. Ciguatera poisoning is rare in Germany but does occur as a result of imported tropical fish. The ciguatera outbreak situation in the country is one of several topics ...

Imitation crab can seem like a curious food to Western eaters, but in many cultures it has a regarded status. Here's what ...

Once they pulled in a barracuda, but those can be contaminated with a toxin that causes the foodborne illness ciguatera, so they threw it back. What were they looking forward to now that they ...

Ciguatera poisoning, a foodborne illness caused by eating contaminated fish, could also become “more widespread in Europe in the future” due to the “increasing densities and range of the toxic ...

Swimmers and surfers are now banned from Réunion Island. In the meantime, the Ciguatera-Program has been hunting off the population. This decision has faced controversy over the years, but the fatal ...

Amanda Austrin is still sick after eating contaminated fish in 2011. Photo / Alan Gibson A man who suffered ciguatera poisoning after eating contaminated fish says the toxin stayed in his body for ...

Gambierdiscus produces neurotoxins. These toxins, when accumulated up the food chain, can cause ciguatera poisoning. Parsons says “my role in all this is I’ve been studying ciguatera for 15 years down ...

There is a risk of mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue. You should take steps to avoid mosquito bites. Ciguatera is an illness caused by eating fish containing certain toxins. It can cause ...

Noninfectious gastroenteritis and colitis are both conditions that affect your digestive tract. While they may lead to similar symptoms, they can have different causes, risk factors, and ...