Table 1.

Reported cases of azaspiracid poisoning (AZP) 1995–20073.

Location of AZP	Date	Implicated food source	Amount consumed	Area of production	Number of illnesses recorded
Netherlands	November 1995	Mussels (Mytilus edulis)	Not recorded	Killary Harbour, Ireland	8
Ireland	September /October 1997	Mussels (M. edulis)	“As few as 10–12 mussels”	Arranmore Island, Ireland	Estimated 20–24 (8 seen by a doctor)
Italy	September 1998	Mussels (M. edulis)	Not recorded	Clew Bay, Ireland	10
France	September 1998	Scallops (Pecten maximus)	Not recorded	Bantry Bay, Ireland	Estimated 20–30
United Kingdom	August 2000	Frozen mussels (M. edulis)	Not recorded	Bantry Bay, Ireland	12–16