Lit Review: Cyanobacterial toxins in fish arising from cyanobacterial bloom
The Food Standards Agency wants a literature review on cyanobacterial toxins in fish from cyanobacterial blooms, particularly in the context of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland where blooms have occurred in 2023–2025. The review will feed into the FSA's chemical hazards research programme and inform risk management decisions.
- Closed30 March 2026
- Value£125k
- BuyerFood Standards Agency
- WhereLough Neagh, Northern Ireland
- CategoryResearch & development
- RegionNorthern Ireland
You'll want to look if you have expertise in scientific literature review, aquatic toxicology, or food safety research and can synthesise evidence on cyanobacterial toxins and their presence in fish.
Possible incumbent
Fera Science Ltd and LGC Limited have recently won FSA food and chemical safety research contracts; University of Birmingham has won related toxin assessment work in 2025. Inferred from prior awards to this buyer, not confirmed.