<p>1 Recent International Efforts to Improve Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish Safety Iddya Karunasagar </p><p>Part I Management and Regulation/Gestion et la réglementation </p><p>2 Evolution of PSP Toxicity in Shellfish from the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina): An Overview <br>Alejandra Beatriz Goya and Santiago Maldonado </p><p>3 Storage and Detoxification of Bivalve Molluscs as a Tool in a Marketing Strategy<br>J. 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 </p><p>4 Molluscan Shellfish Safety in South America<br>Dinorah Medina, Alejandra Beatriz Goya, and Claudia Rozas </p><p>5 Mitigating the Impacts of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning During Harmful Algal Bloom Episodes in the Philippines <br>Ulysses M. Montojo, Marc Lawrence J. Romero, Ronald Jefferson A. Narceda, and Noime S. Walican </p><p>6 New Zealand Aquaculture Industry Initiative: Collingwood Case Study <br>Helen Smale </p><p>7 Regulatory Perspective in Translating Science into Policy: Challenges in Utilizing Risk Assessment for the Elaboration of Codex Standards of Shellfish Safety<br>Hajime Toyofuku </p><p></p><p>8 Defining a Sampling Strategy for Okadaic Acid (OA) Toxins in Shellfish to Determine the Human Health Status of a Growing Area<br>Nathalie Wesolek, Franc¸ois-Gilles Carpentier, Dominique Parent-Massin, and Alain-Claude Roudot </p><p>Part II Health Risk Assessment/E´ valuation de risques a` la santé </p><p>9 Contribution of Shellfish Consumption to the Dietary Exposure of the French Population to Chemical Contaminants<br>Nathalie Arnich, V´eronique Sirot, and Jean-Charles Leblanc </p><p>10 Probabilistic Exposure Assessment to Phycotoxins by Recreational Shellfish Harvesters: Results and Influence of Shellfish Species and the Cooking Process<br>Cyndie Picot, G. Limon, G. Durand, Dominique Parent-Massin, and Alain-Claude Roudot </p><p>11 Vibrio parahaemolyticus Risk Management in Japan<br>Hajime Toyofuku </p><p>12 Distribution of Cd, Pb, As and Hg in Oyster Tissue, Sediment andWater in Lingayen Gulf, Philippines <br>Reivin T. Vinarao, Gielenny M. Salem, and Rosario J. Ragaza </p><p>Part III Enteric Viruses/Virus ent´eriques </p><p>13 Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to Control of Viruses in Food <br>Ingeborg L.A. Boxman </p><p>14 Bioaccumulation and Removal Dynamics of Murine Norovirus in Manila Clams (Venerupis philippinarum) and Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)<br>D. Polo, C. A´ lvarez, J. D´ıez, C.F. Manso, M. Angulo, M.L. Vilari˜no, S. Darriba, A. Longa, and J.L. Romalde </p><p>15 Detection of Enteric Viruses in Shellfish <br>Gary P. Richards, Dean O. Cliver, and Gail E. Greening </p><p>Part IV Chemical Analytical Methods/M´ethodes d’analyse chimique </p><p>16 Searching for Internal Standard for Chemical Routine Analysis of Lipophilic Shellfish Toxins <br>Trude S. Guldberg, T. Hatlen, and K. Aarstad </p><p>17 Effect of Dilution Rate on Azadinium spinosum and Azaspiracid (AZA) Production in Pilot Scale </p><p>Photobioreactors for the Harvest of AZA1 and -2 <br>T. Jauffrais, V. S´echet, P. Truquet, Zouher Amzil, C. Herrenknecht, and P. Hess </p><p>18 A Comparison of Assay Techniques for the Analysis of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins in Shellfish<br>R. Raine, A.M. Wilson, G. Hermann, and J.P. Lacaze </p><p> Part V Metabolism of Toxins in Molluscan Shellfish/M´etabolisme des toxines dans les coquillages </p><p>19 Accumulation of Okadaic Acid and Detoxifying Enzymes in the Digestive Gland of Mytilus galloprovincialis During Exposure to DSP <br>A. Vidal, Y. Ruiz, P. Su´arez, Ana Alonso Martinez, A.E. Rossignoli, J. Blanco, O. Garcia, and F. San Juan </p><p>Part VI Chemical Contaminants/Polluants chimiques </p><p>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 <br>Ana Alonso Martinez, P. Su´arez, Y. Ruiz, A. Vidal, and F. San Juan </p><p>21 Histopathological Alterations of the Mantle of Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Ria of Vigo (NW Spain): Effect of Persistent Chemicals? <br>Y. Ruiz, P. Su´arez, Ana Alonso Martinez, A. Vidal, and F. San Juan </p><p>Part VII Round Table Summaries </p><p>22 Industry Session: Ensuring Safety and Quality of Bivalves </p><p>23 Round Table Summary – Risk Management and Impacts</p><p>24 Roundtable Summary – Risk Assessment for Enteric Viruses </p><p>