Lough Neagh Sampling Plan - 2025-2026 (WFSR)

The contract is for the supply of Fish Testing and Reporting services to the Food Standards Agency. The successful supplier is Wageningen Food Safety Research. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is currently undertaking a critical fish sampling and testing programme focused on cyanotoxins in fish harvested from Lough Neagh. This follows findings from the 2024/25 programme, which identified the presence of microcystins in fish flesh and anatoxins in viscera, both of which pose risks to human and animal health. Testing conducted by Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR) for: • Microcystins/Nodularin • Anatoxins/Cylindrospermopsins • Saxitoxins Please Note : The date recorded as the signed date in this UK 7 notice is incorrect. The correct signed date is 08/08/2025