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Abstract
Two surveys are presented of straw analysed for naturally occurring chloramphenicol (CAP), a drug banned for use in food-producing animals. In the first study, CAP was analysed by LC-MS/MS and detected in 37 out of 105 straw samples originating from the Netherlands, France, the UK, Germany and Denmark. The highest level found was 6.3 µg kg−1, the average 0.6 µg kg−1 and the median 0.2 µg kg−1. The second study included a method comparison between ELISA and LC-MS/MS and a survey of CAP in cereal straw sampled at farms in all areas of Sweden. A total of 215 samples were screened by ELISA and a subset of 26 samples was also analysed by LC-MS/MS. Fifty-four of the samples contained more than 1 µg kg−1 CAP and the highest level found was 32 µg kg−1 (confirmed by LC-MS/MS). The highest contents of CAP in this study were allocated to the Baltic sea coast in the south-eastern part of Sweden (the county of Skåne and the Baltic Sea isle of Gotland). These results indicate a high incidence of CAP in straw in north-west Europe and have a severe impact on the enforcement of European Union legislation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 798-803 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Food Additives & Contaminants. Pt. A, Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure & Risk Assessment |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- animal feed
- bedding
- Chloramphenicol
- ELISA
- LC-MS/MS
- straw
- survey
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Methodeontwikkeling en inventariserend onderzoek diervoeders (WOT-02-004-014, WOT-02-004-021)
1/01/08 → 31/12/21
Project: EZproject