U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Washington, DC 20250
|Albendazole - Halofuginone | HCB - Zinc | References|
| Compound | Method Description |
LDL/MIC |
MPL |
Species/Tissues |
Ref. |
Albendazole (amino sulfone metabolite) |
Marker residue detected and quantified by HPLC- fluorescence detection |
20 ppb |
50 ppb |
Cattle/liver Cattle/muscle Sheep/muscle |
1 |
Extraction with organic solvents followed by HPLC with UV detection; confirmed by GC/EI/MS |
0.05 ppm |
NE |
Red meat liver, muscle |
1 |
|
Aldicarb and Metabolites |
GPC plus HPLC with post- column fluorescence detection; extracts verified by oxidation to the sulfone |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
All/liver |
1 |
Aldrin |
Micro alumina assay: column chromatography plus GLC |
0.02 ppm |
NE |
All/fat pp |
1 |
GPC plus GLC |
0.02 ppm |
0.05 ppm |
All/fat |
1 |
|
Mills method: Florisil column chromatography plus GLC |
0.02 ppm |
0.10 ppm |
All/fat pp |
1 |
|
|
Extracts from GPC or Mills confirmed by GC/MS. |
0.03 ppm |
NE |
All/fat,PP |
1 |
|
| Compound | Method Description |
LDL/MIC |
MPL |
Species/Tissues |
Ref. |
|
Amoxicillin Trihydrate |
Microbiological assay procedure: ability of tissue extracts containing antimicrobial activity to inhibit microbial growth |
0.02 ppm |
0.02 ppm |
Cattle, swine/ kidney,liver, muscle |
2 |
|
Tissue extracts quantified by HPLC using fluorometer |
0.01 ppm |
0.01 ppm |
Cattle, swine/ kidney,liver, muscle |
1 |
Ampicillin Ampicillin Trihydrate |
Microbiological assay procedure: ability of tissue extracts containing antimicrobial activity to inhibit microbial growth
|
0.01 ppm |
0.01 ppm |
Cattle, swine/ all |
3 |
Apramycin |
Sample extraction TLC; bioautographed using Bacillus subtilis as a test organism |
0.05 ppm |
0.1 ppm |
Swine/kidney ,muscle |
1 |
Arsanilate sodium Arsanilic acid Arsenate, Calcium Arsenate, Copper Arsenate, Lead Arsenate, Magnesium Arsenate, Sodium Arsenic,Arsenite, Potassium Arsenite, |
Dry ashed tissue dissolved and reacted to produce arsine gas, which is quantified by AAS Dry ashed tissue dissolved and reacted to produce arsine gas, which reacts to form blue complex for colorimetric quantification |
0.05 ppm
0.05 ppm |
NE
0.20 ppm |
All/kidney, liver,muscle
All/kidney, liver, muscle |
1
1 |
Atrazine |
Fat extracted using C18 columns and quantified by capillary GC with nitrogen/ phosphorous detector. Extracts confirmed by GC/MS |
5 ppb
5 ppb |
NE
NE |
All/fat
All/fat |
1
1 |
Bacitracin methylene disalicylate Bacitracin, zinc |
Microbiological assay procedure: ability of tissue extracts containing antimicrobial activity to inhibit microbial growth |
0.05 ppm |
NE |
All/kidney, liver, muscle |
4 |
Bambermycins |
Microbiological assay procedure: ability of tissue extracts containing antimicrobial activity to inhibit microbial growth |
25 ppb |
NE |
All/kidney, liver, muscle, |
5 |
Bendiocarb |
GPC plus HPLC with post-column fluroescence detection. |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
All/liver |
1 |
| Compound | Method Description |
LDL/MIC |
MPL |
Species/Tissues |
Ref. |
Benomyl |
pH extraction with organic solvents; followed by HPLC ppm with UV detection; extracts derivatizedand confirmed by GC/EI/MS |
0.05 ppm |
NE |
Poultry/ liver, muscle |
1 |
BHC |
Micro alumina assay: column chromatography plus GLC |
0.01 ppm |
NE |
All/fat,PP |
1 |
GPC plus GLC |
0.01 ppm |
0.05 ppm |
All/fat |
1 |
|
Beta and delta isomers: GPC plus GLC |
0.02 ppm |
0.05 ppm |
All/fat |
1 |
|
Mills method: Florisil column chromatography plus GLC |
0.02 ppm |
0.10 ppm |
All/fat, PP |
1 |
|
Extracts from GPC or Mills confirmed by GC/MS |
0.02 ppm |
NE |
All/fat, PP |
1 |
|
Bufencarb |
GPC plus HPLC with post- column fluorescence detection. Extracts are subjected to reverse phase chromatography, derivativized and confirmed by GC/MS |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
All/liver |
1 |
Cacodylic acid |
Dry ashed tissue is dissolved and reacted to produce arsine gas, which reacts to form bluecomplex for colorimetric quantification |
0.05 ppm |
0.20 ppm |
All/kidney, liver, muscle |
6 |
Cadmium
|
Dry ashed tissue is dissolved and quantified by AAS or by inductively coupled plasma |
0.5 ppd |
NE |
All/kidney , liver, muscle |
1 |
Dry ashed tissue is quantified by anodic stripping voltammetry |
4 ppb 1.0 ppb |
NE NE |
Poultry, kidney, liver |
7 |
|
Calcium |
Tissue is wet ashed and titrated with specific indicator Wet ashed tissue is quantified by AAS |
0.03% NE |
0.03% NE |
All/muscle All |
8 |
Cambendazole
|
Extraction with organic solvents followed by HPLC with UV detection; extracts confirmed by GC/EI/MS |
0.05 ppm |
NE |
Red meat/ liver, muscle, PP |
1 |
Captan
|
GPC plus GLC |
0.02 ppm |
0.05 ppm |
Red meat/fat |
1 |
Carbadox
|
Tissue extract is hydrolyzed and a derivative is prepared and separated by ion exclusion chromatography, then quantified by GC-ECD Extracts confirmed by GC/EI/MS |
7.5 ppb
7.5 ppb |
30 ppb
NE |
Swine/ liver, muscle
Swine/ liver, muscle |
1
1 |
| Compound | Method Description |
LDL/MIC |
MPL |
Species/Tissues |
Ref. |
Carbarsone |
Dry ashed tissue is dissolved and reacted to produce arsine gas, which reacts to form blue complex for colorimetric quantification |
0.05 ppm |
0.20 ppm |
All/kidney, liver, muscle |
9 |
Carbaryl |
GPC plus HPLC with post- column fluorescence detection Extracts are subjected to reverse phase chromatography, derivativized and confirmed by GC/MS |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
All/liver |
1 |
Carbofuran and metabolite |
GPC plus HPLC with post- column fluorescence detection. Extracts are subjected to reverse phase chromatography, derivativized and confirmed by GC/MS |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
All/liver |
1 |
Carbophenothion |
Tissue extracts are quantified by GLC with flame photometric or nitrogen-phosphorous flame ionization detector |
0.10 ppm |
NE |
All/liver, muscle |
|
GPC plus GLC |
0.03 ppm |
0.20 ppm |
All/fat |
1 1 |
|
GPC extracts are confirmed by CG/EI/MS |
0.01 ppm |
NE |
Red meat/fat |
||
Chloramphenicol |
Tissue extracts are screened by E-Z screen |
25 ppb |
NE |
Calf/ muscle, kidney |
10 |
Tissue extract screened for chloramphenicol by CELIA CA |
5ppb |
NE |
Calf/ muscle |
11 |
|
Extraction of parent and glucuronide using C18 columnswith GC capillary quantification as the trimethylsilyl derivative |
0.15 ppb |
NE |
Calf/muscle |
1 |
|
Extracts are confirmed using NICI/MS |
0.15 ppb |
NE |
Calf/muscle |
1 |
|
C18 cleanup of the hydrolyzed extract with GC capillary quantification as the trimethyl derivative |
5 ppb |
NE |
Calf/urine |
1 |
|
Extracts are confirmed using NICI/MS |
5 ppb |
NE |
Calf/urine |
1 |
|
Chlordane |
Micro alumina assay: column chromatography plus GLC GPC followed by GC-ECD |
0.15 ppm 0.10 ppm |
0.50 ppm 0.30 ppm |
All/fat, PP All/fat |
1 1 |
Mills method: Florisil column chromatography plus GLC |
0.15 ppm |
0.30 ppm |
All/fat, PP |
1 |
|
Extracts from GPC or Millsare confirmed by GC/MS |
NE |
NE |
All/fat, PP |
1 |
|
Chlordecone (Kepone) |
GPC plus GLC |
0.03 ppm |
0.20 ppm |
All/fat |
1 |
GPC extracts are confirmed by GC/EI/MS
|
0.05 ppm (poultry) 0.20 ppm (cattle) |
NE |
Poultry, red meat/fat |
1 |
|
| Compound | Method Description |
LDL/MIC |
MPL |
Species/Tissues |
Ref. |
2-Chloro-1-(2,4,-di- chlorophenyl) vinyl diethyl phosphate (chlorfenvinphos) |
GPC plus GLC GPC extracts are confirmed by CG/EI/MS |
0.03 ppm 0.01 ppm (poultry) 0.10 ppm (red meat) |
0.10 ppm NE |
Cattle, sheep/fat Poultry, red meat/fat |
1 1 |
2-Chloro-1-(2,4,5-tri-vinyl dimethyl phosphate (stirophos) |
GPC plus GLC |
0.05 ppm |
0.30 ppm |
All/fat |
1 |
|
GPC extracts are confirmed by GC/EI/MS |
0.05 ppm (poultry) 0.10 ppm (cattle) |
NE |
Poultry, red meat/fat |
1 |
Chlorpyrifos |
GPC followed by GC-ECD |
0.05 ppm |
0.20 ppm |
All/fat |
1 |
GPC extracts are confirmed by GC/EI/MS |
0.05 ppm (poultry) 0.50 ppm (swine) |
NE |
Poultry,swine/ fat |
1 |
|
Chlortetracycline |
Antibiotic screen test (Swab): ability of tissue fluids containing anti- microbial activity toinhibit microbial growth |
0.01 ppm |
NE |
All/kidney |
12 |
Microbiological assay procedure: ability of tissue extracts containing antimicrobial activity to inhibit microbial growth |
0.01 ppm |
NE |
All/kidney liver, muscle |
13 |
|
Extraction using C18 columns followed by HPLC with UV detection |
0.15 ppm |
0.25 ppm |
All/kidney liver, muscle |
1 |
|
Chromium |
Dry ashed tissue is extracted with organic reagent and quantified using AAS |
NE |
NE |
All/kidney liver, muscle |
1 |
Clopidol |
Organic solvent extraction with HPLC-UV detection |
0.1 |
NE |
Poultry/liver ppm |
1 |
Organic solvent extraction with GC-EC detection |
0.1 ppm |
NE |
Poultry/liver |
1 |
|
Clorsulon |
Tissue extracts are quantified by HPLC-UV detection Tissue extracts for HPLCare derivatized and confirmed by GC/MS |
0.25 ppm 0.5 ppm
|
0.50 ppm NE |
Red meat kidney, muscle, liver,PP Red meat/ kidney, muscle, liver, PP |
1 1 |
Cloxacillin |
Antibiotic screen test(Swab): ability of tissue fluids containing anti- microbial activity to inhibit microbial growth Microbiological assay combined with HPLC separation andquantified by microbial inhibition |
0.16 ppm
0.02 ppm |
NE
NE |
All/kidney
Dairy cows/ kidney, liver, muscle |
16
17 |
Cobalt |
Dry ashed tissue is dissolved and quantified by AAS or by inductively coupled plasma |
6 ppb 6 ppb |
NE NE |
All/kidney, liver, muscle All/kidney, liver, muscle |
|
| Compound | Method Description |
LDL/MIC |
MPL |
Species/Tissues |
Ref. |
Copper |
Dry ashed tissue is dissolved and quantified by AAS or by inductively coupled plasma |
1 ppb 3 ppb |
NE NE |
All/kidney, liver, muscle All/kidney, liver, muscle |
1 |
Coumaphos and oxygen analog |
Tissue extracts are quantified by GLC with flame photometric or nitrogen-phosphorous flame ionization detector |
0.10 ppm |
NE |
All/liver, muscle |
1 |
GPC followed by GC-ECD GPC extracts are confirmed by CG/EI/MS |
0.15 ppm 0.20 ppm |
0.30 ppm 0.30 ppm |
All/fat Red meat/fat |
1 1 |
|
Cresylic acid |
Tissue extracts are derivatized and determined by GC-EC |
NE |
NE |
Poultry/fat |
1 |
Crufomate (Ruelene) |
Tissue extracts are quantified by GLC with flame photometric or nitrogen-phosphorous flame ionization detector |
0.10 ppm |
NE |
All/liver, muscle |
1 |
Cyanide salts |
Aqueous extraction followed by a colori- metric determination |
0.5 ppm |
NE |
All/all |
1 |
For confirmation, cyanogen chloride is produced and determined by GC/EC |
0.5 ppm |
NE |
All/all |
1 |
|
Cyano (3-phenoxy chlorophenyl) methyl- 4-a-(methylethyl) - benzeneacetate [fenvalerate] |
Organic solvent extracts are quantified as the sum of both isomers by GC/EC; extracts areconfirmed by GC/EI/MS |
0.03 ppb |
NE |
All/fat |
1 |
DDE (metabolites of DDT collectively reported as DDT) |
Micro alumina assay:column chromatography plus GLC GPC followed by GC-ECD |
0.02 ppm 0.02 ppm |
0.50 ppm 0.05 ppm |
All/fat, PP All/fat |
1 1 |
Mills method: Florisil column chromatographyplus GLC |
0.02 ppm |
0.10 ppm |
All/fat, PP |
1 |
|
Extracts from GPC or Mills are confirmed by GC/MS (LRC) |
0.02 ppm |
NE |
All/fat,PP |
1 |
|
DDT (isomers of DDT collectively reported as DDT) |
Micro alumina assay: column chromatography plus GLC GPC followed by GC-ECD |
0.30 ppm 0.04 ppm |
0.50 ppm 0.15 ppm |
All/fat, PP All/fat |
1 1 |
Mills method:Florisil column chromatographyplus GLC |
0.04 ppm |
0.15 ppm |
All/fat,PP |
1 |
|
Decoquinate |
Zymark Pytechnology System; organic solvent extraction followed by HPLC with fluorescence detection |
0.20ppm |
0.50 ppm |
Cattle, poultry/ liver, muscle |
14 |
| Compound | Method Description |
LDL/MIC |
MPL |
Species/Tissues |
Ref. |
Deltamethrin |
Organic solvent extracts are quantified by GC/EC; Solvent extraction followed by a competitive ELISA determination |
0.025 ppm 0.5 ppm |
NE NE |
All/fat All/fat |
1 |
Diazinon |
Tissue extracts are quantified by GLC with flame photometric or nitrogen-phosphorous flame ionization detector |
0.1 ppm |
NE |
All/liver, muscle |
1 |
Dibutyltin dilaurate |
Tissue extraction acidhydrolysis-morin derivatization--HPLC-UV |
0.25 ppm |
NE |
Turkey/liver |
1 |
Dieldrin |
Micro alumina assay: column chromatographyplus GLC GPC plus GLC |
0.01 ppm 0.01 ppm |
NE 0.05 ppm |
All/fat,PP All/fat |
1 1 |
Mills method: Florisil column chromatography |
0.01 ppm |
0.10 ppm |
All/fat,PP |
1 |
|
Extracts from GPC or Mills are confirmed by GC/MS |
0.02 ppm |
NE |
All/fat,PP |
1 |
|
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) |
Solid phase extraction technique using an internal standard followed by methylsilation for GC/MS quantification and confirmation |
0.1 ppb |
0.2 ppb |
Cattle, sheep liver, muscle |
1 |
Dihydrostreptomycin |
Antibiotic screen test (Swab): ability of tissue fluids containing anti-microbial activity to inhibit microbial growth |
0.25 ppm |
NE |
All/kidney |
12 |
Microbiological assay procedure: ability of tissue extracts containing antimicrobial activity toinhibit microbial growth |
0.25 ppm |
NE |
All/kidney, liver, muscle |
18 |
|
3, 5-Dimethyl-4-(methylthio)phenyl methylcarbamate and metabolite |
GPC plus HPLC with post- column fluorescence detection Extracts are subjected to reverse phase chromatography, derivatized and confirmedby GC/MS |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
All/liver |
1 |
Dimetridazole and hydroxy metabolite |
Extracts are quantified by HPLC/UV Tissue extracts from HPLC are confirmed by GC/NICI/MS |
1.0ppb 1.0 ppb |
NE NE |
Turkey, swine/ muscle Turkey, swine/ muscle |
14 14 |
Dioxacarb |
GPC plus HPLC with post- column fluorescence detection Extracts are subjected to reverse phase chromatography, derivativized and confirmed by GC/MS |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
All/liver |
1 |
Dioxathion |
Tissue extracts are quantified by GLC with flame photometric or nitrogen-phosphorous flame ionization detector |
0.10 ppm |
NE |
All/liver, muscle |
|
Dodecachloro- octahydro-1,3,4- metheno-2H- cyclobuta(cd)- pentalene[Mirex] |
Micro alumina assay: column chromatography plus GLC GPC plus GLC Mills method: Florisil column chromatography plus GLC Extracts from GPC or Mills are confirmed by GC/MS |
0.04 ppm 0.04 ppm
0.04 ppm
0.05 ppm |
NE 0.10 ppm
0.10 ppm
NE |
All/fat, PP All/fat
All/fat,PP
All/fat,PP |
1
1
1 |
| Compound | Method Description |
LDL/MIC |
MPL |
Species/Tissues |
Ref. |
Endosulfan I |
GPC plus GLC GPC extracts are confirmed by GC/EI/MS |
0.01ppm 0.02ppm |
0.10ppm NE |
All/fat Red meat/fat |
1 |
Endosulfan II |
GPC plus GLC |
0.02ppm |
0.20 ppm
|
All/fat
|
1
|
Endrin |
Micro alumina assay: column chromatography plus GLC |
0.03 ppm |
NE |
All/fat,PP |
1 |
Mills method: Florisilcolumn chromatography plus GLC |
0.03 ppm |
0.10 ppm |
All/fat, PP |
1 |
|
Extracts from GPC or Mills are confirmed by GC/MS |
0.05 ppm |
NE |
All/fat,PP |
1 |
|
Erythromycin |
Antibiotic screen test (Swab): ability of tissue fluids containing antimicrobial activity to inhibit microbial growth |
25 ppb |
NE |
All/kidney |
12 |
Microbiological assay procedure: ability of tissue fluids containing antimicrobial activity to inhibit microbial growth |
25 ppb |
NE |
All/kidney, liver, muscle |
19 |
|
Ethion and oxygen analog |
Tissue extracts are quantified by GLC with flame photometric or nitrogen-phosphorous flame ionization detector |
0.10 ppm |
NE |
All/liver, muscle |
1 |
Tissue extracts are quantified by GLC with flame photometric or nitrogen-phosphorous flame ionization detector |
NE |
NE |
All/liver muscle |
1 |
|
Ethylene dibromide |
Residue is co-distilled from aqueous suspension and quantified by GLC |
0.5 ppb |
1.0 ppb |
All/fat |
1 |
MS by NICI to determine bromine |
1 ppb |
NE |
All/fat |
1 |
|
Fenbendazole |
Extraction with organic solvents followed by HPLC with UV detection; extracts derivatized and confirmed by GC/EI/MS |
0.10 ppm |
NE |
Red meat/ liver, muscle |
1 |
Tissue extracts are quantifiedby HPLC |
200 ppb |
400 ppb |
Cattle, calf/ liver |
20 |
|
Quantification extract purified by TLC, derivatized and identified by HPLC fluorescence |
200 ppb |
NE |
Cattle, calf/ liver |
20 |
|
| Compound | Method Description |
LDL/MIC |
MPL |
Species/Tissues |
Ref. |
Fenitrothion |
Tissue extracts are quantified by GLC with flame photometric or nitrogen- phosphorous flame ionization detector |
0.10 ppm |
NE |
All/liver, muscle |
1 |
Fenpropathrin |
Solvent extraction followed by a competitive ELISA determination |
1.0 ppm |
NE |
All/fat |
14 |
Flucythrinate |
Organic solvent extracts are quantified as the sum of both isomers by GC/EC; extracts are confirmed by GC/EI/MS |
1 ppm |
NE |
All/fat |
1 |
Solvent extraction followed by a competitive ELISA determination |
1.0 ppm |
NE |
All/fat |
1 |
|
Gasoline |
Fat from product is heated in a sealed vial and gasoline components are identified by pattern recognition using GC/flame ionization detection |
0.1 ppm |
NE |
All/muscle |
1 |
Gentamicin sulfate |
Tissue extracts are screened by E-Z Screen Microbiological assay procedure: ability of tissue extracts containing antimicrobial activity to inhibit microbial growth |
50 ppb
NE |
NE
NE |
All/muscle liver, kidney
Swine/kidney |
21
22 |
Extraction followed by detection by HPLC with fluorescence detector |
0.2 ppm |
0.4 ppm |
Swine/kidney |
1 |
|
Halofuginone |
Tissue extracts are quantified by HPLC-UV |
0.05 ppm |
0.05 ppm |
Chicken/liver, muscle |
1 |
Tissue extracts are confirmed by GC/MS/MS |
0.05 ppm |
NE |
Chicken/liver, muscle |
23 |
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