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On Pesticides, Agricultural Chemicals, Veterinary Drugs, Environmental Pollutants
and Other Impurities in Agri-Food Commodities of Animal Origin

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Monitoring of imported meat and poultry products by country and specific tests

Residue monitoring of Beef Heart
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs in muscle
Carbadox United States 6 No Residue 6        
Sulfonamides United States 6 No Residue 6        
Agricultural Chemicals in fat
Pesticides (MRA) United States 6 No Residue 6        

 

Residue monitoring of Beef Liver
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs in liver
Chloramphenicol United States 2 No Residue 2        
Furazolidone United States 2 No Residue 2        
Sulfonamides United States 2 No Residue 2        

 

Residue monitoring of Beef Meat
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs in muscle
Albendazole New Zealand 4 No Residue 4        
Anthelmintic Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 21 No Residue 21        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
  Uruguay 1 No Residue 1        
Benzimidazoles Australia 12 No Residue 12        
  New Zealand 51 No Residue 51        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
Carbadox Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 7 No Residue 7        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
  Uruguay 6 No Residue 6        
Ceftiofur Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 21 No Residue 21        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
Chloramphenicol Argentina 17 No Residue 17        
  Australia 7 No Residue 7        
  Costa Rica 1 No Residue 1        
  Finland 1 No Residue 1        
  New Zealand 45 No Residue 45        
  United States 8 No Residue 8        
  Uruguay 18 No Residue 18        
Decoquinate Argentina 17 No Residue 17        
  Australia 8 No Residue 8        
  Costa Rica 1 No Residue 1        
  Finland 1 No Residue 1        
  New Zealand 48 No Residue 48        
  United States 8 No Residue 8        
  Uruguay 29 No Residue 29        
Dexamethasone Argentina 17 No Residue 17        
  Australia 10 No Residue 10        
  Costa Rica 1 No Residue 1        
  Finland 1 No Residue 1        
  New Zealand 51 No Residue 51        
  United States 4 No Residue 4        
  Uruguay 29 No Residue 29        
Dimetridazole Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 24 No Residue 24        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
  Uruguay 1 No Residue 1        
Dipyrone Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 18 No Residue 18        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
Flunixin Argentina 17 No Residue 17        
  Costa Rica 1 No Residue 1        
  Finland 1 No Residue 1        
  New Zealand 11 No Residue 11        
  United States 2 No Residue 2        
  Uruguay 18 No Residue 18        
Fluoroquinolones Argentina 17 No Residue 17        
  Australia 7 No Residue 7        
  Costa Rica 1 No Residue 1        
  Finland 1 No Residue 1        
  New Zealand 37 No Residue 37        
  United States 8 No Residue 8        
  Uruguay 30 No Residue 30        
Glycosides Australia 15 No Residue 15        
  New Zealand 41 No Residue 41        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
Ionophores Argentina 17 No Residue 17        
  Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  Costa Rica 1 No Residue 1        
  Finland 1 No Residue 1        
  New Zealand 31 No Residue 31        
  United States 8 No Residue 8        
  Uruguay 19 No Residue 19        
Macrolides Australia 12 No Residue 12        
  New Zealand 40 No Residue 40        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
Nicarbazin Australia 1 No Residue 1        
  New Zealand 4 No Residue 4        
  Uruguay 11 No Residue 11        
Penicillin G Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 18 No Residue 18        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
Phenylbutazone Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 21 No Residue 21        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
  Uruguay 1 No Residue 1        
Ronidazole Australia 7 No Residue 7        
  New Zealand 24 No Residue 24        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
  Uruguay 12 No Residue 12        
Spectinomycin Australia 15 No Residue 15        
  New Zealand 38 No Residue 38        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
Sulfonamide Australia 12 No Residue 12        
  New Zealand 31 No Residue 31        
  United States 12 No Residue 12        
  Uruguay 12 No Residue 12        
Tetracyclines Australia 7 No Residue 7        
  New Zealand 33 No Residue 33        
  United States 5 No Residue 5        
Tranquillizer Australia 1 No Residue 1        
  New Zealand 4 No Residue 4        
  Uruguay 11 No Residue 11        
Agricultural Chemicals in Fat
Pesticides (MRA) Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 8 No Residue 8        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
  Uruguay 6 No Residue 6        

  

Residue monitoring of Chicken Meat
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs In Muscle
Benzimidazoles United States 2 No Residue 2        
Carbadox United States 36 No Residue 36        
Decoquinate Thailand 1 No Residue 1        
  United States 2 No Residue 2        
Dexamethasone United States 8 No Residue 8        
Dimetridazole Thailand 1 No Residue 1        
  United States 2 No Residue 2        
Fluoroquinolones Thailand 1 No Residue 1        
  United States 2 No Residue 2        
Furazolidone Brazil 54 No Residue 54        
  Thailand 1 No Residue 1        
  United States 2 No Residue 2        
Glycosides United States 8 No Residue 8        
Ionophores Thailand 1 No Residue 1        
  United States 2 No Residue 2        
Nicarbazin Thailand 1 No Residue 1        
  United States 2 No Residue 2        
Ronidazole Thailand 1 No Residue 1        
Spectinomycin United States 8 No Residue 8        
Sulfonamides United States 36 No Residue 36        
Agricultural Chemicals in fat
Pesticides (MRA) United States 31 No Residue 31        
Environmental Pollutants in muscle
AL Thailand 1 AL 1 3.1 3.1 3.1  
AS   1 AS 1 0.06 0.06 0.06  
B   1 B 1 0.4 0.4 0.4  
CD   1 No Residue 1        
CR   1 CR 1 0.13 0.13 0.13  
CU   1 CU 1 0.64 0.64 0.64  
FE   1 FE 1 4.1 4.1 4.1  
HG   1 No Residue 1        
MN   1 MN 1 0.15 0.15 0.15  
NI   1 No Residue 1        
PB   1 No Residue 1        
SE   1 SE 1 0.15 0.15 0.15  
SN   1 No Residue 1        
TI   1 TI 1 0.04 0.04 0.04  
ZN   1 ZN 1 5.35 5.35 5.35  

  

Residue monitoring of Duck Meat
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs in Muscle
Dexamethasone United States 3 No Residue 3        
Glycosides United States 2 No Residue 2        
Spectinomycin United States 1 No Residue 1        

 

Residue monitoring of Fowl Meat
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs in Muscle
Carbadox United States 36 No Residue 36        
Sulfonamides United States 42 No Residue 42        
Agricultural Chemicals in fat
Pesticides (MRA) United States 42 No Residue 42        

 

Residue monitoring of Goose
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs in Muscle
Chlorinated Phenol Hungary 3 No Residue 3        
Sulfonamides Hungary 3 No Residue 3        
Agricultural Chemicals in fat
Pesticides (MRA) Hungary 3 No Residue 3        

 

Residue monitoring of Ham
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs
Carbadox United States 6 No Residue 6        
Decoquinate United States 2 No Residue 2        
Dexamethasone United States 2 No Residue 2        
Dimetridazole United States 2 No Residue 2        
Flunixin United States 2 No Residue 2        
Ronidazole United States 2 No Residue 2        
Sulfonamides Netherlands 3 No Residue 3        
  Poland 3 No Residue 3        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
Tranquillizer United States 2 No Residue 2        
Agricultural Chemicals
Pesticides (MRA) Netherlands 3 No Residue 3        
  Poland 3 No Residue 3        
  United States 6 No Residue 6        
Environmental Pollutants
AL Netherlands 3 AL 3 1.33 1.2 1.5  
  Poland 3 No Residue 3        
AS Netherlands 3 No Residue 3        
  Poland 3 No Residue 3        
B Netherlands 3 B 3 0.467 0.4 0.5  
  Poland 3 B 3 0.367 0.3 0.4  
CD Netherlands 3 No Residue 3        
  Poland 3 No Residue 3        
CR Netherlands 3 CR 3 0.097 0.09 0.1  
  Poland 3 CR 3 0.09 0.09 0.09  
CU Netherlands 3 CU 3 0.65 0.63 0.67  
  Poland 3 CU 3 0.63 0.55 0.68  
FE Netherlands 3 FE 3 6.53 5.8 7.9  
  Poland 3 FE 3 6.7 6.4 7  
HG Netherlands 3 No Residue 3        
  Poland 3 No Residue 3        
MN Netherlands 3 MN 3 0.123 0.11 0.14  
  Poland 3 MN 3 0.083 0.07 0.09  
NI Netherlands 3 No Residue 3        
  Poland 3 No Residue 3        
PB Netherlands 3 No Residue 3        
  Poland 3 No Residue 3        
SE Netherlands 3 SE 3 0.127 0.12 0.13  
  Poland 3 SE 3 0.227 0.14 0.33  
SN Netherlands 3 SN 3 0.567 0.3 0.9  
  Poland 3 SN 2 0.3 0.2 0.4  
TI Netherlands 3 TI 3 0.12 0.11 0.14  
  Poland 3 TI 3 0.1 0.06 0.13  
ZN Netherlands 3 ZN 3 14.02 13.54 14.68  
  Poland 3 ZN 3 18.13 17.7 18.65  

 

Residue monitoring of Hog Casing
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs
Chloramphenicol China 2 No Residue 2        
Nitrofuran China 1 SEM (1) 1 0.012 0.012 0.012 1
Note 1: SEM or semicarbazide is a marker for the illegal administration of nitrofurazone to these animals

 

Residue monitoring of horse liver
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs
Avermectins United States 1 No Residue 1        
Zeranol / Stilbenes United States 1 No Residue 1        
B-Agonists United States 1 No Residue 1        

 

Residue monitoring of Lamb Meat
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs in muscle
Carbadox Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 102 No Residue 102        
Chloramphenicol Australia 1 No Residue 1        
Decoquinate Australia 1 No Residue 1        
Dexamethasone Australia 3 No Residue 3        
  New Zealand 1 No Residue 1        
Glycosides Australia 3 No Residue 3        
  New Zealand 1 No Residue 1        
Ionophores New Zealand 1 No Residue 1        
Spectinomycin Australia 3 No Residue 3        
  New Zealand 1 No Residue 1        
Sulfonamides Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 70 No Residue 70        
Tetracyclines Australia 1 No Residue 1        
Agricultural Chemicals in fat
Pesticides (MRA) Australia 6 No Residue 6        
  New Zealand 102 DDE 1 0.03 0.03 0.03  

 

Residue monitoring of Meat, Canned
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs
Sulfonamides Brazil 1 No Residue 1        
Environmental Pollutants  
AL Brazil 3 No Residue 3        
AS   3 No Residue 3        
CD   3 No Residue 3        
HG   3 No Residue 3        
NI   3 No Residue 3        
PB   3 No Residue 3        
SE   3 SE 3 0.1233 0.11 0.13  
SN   3 No Residue 3        
ZN   3 ZN 3 45.7333 43.4 49.1  

 

Residue monitoring of Pork Heart
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs
Carbadox United States 24 No Residue 24        
Sulfonamides United States 30 No Residue 30        
Agricultural Chemicals
Pesticides (MRA) United States 30 No Residue 30        

 

Residue monitoring of Pork Meat
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs in Muscle                                                                                
Anthelmintic Denmark 4 No Residue 4        
  United States 1 No Residue 1        
B-agonists United States 8 No Residue 8        
Carbadox United States 180 No Residue 180        
Ceftiofur Denmark 4 No Residue 4        
Decoquinate Denmark 4 No Residue 4        
  United States 1 No Residue 1        
Dexamethasone Denmark 4 No Residue 4        
  United States 4 No Residue 4        
Dimetridazole United States 1 No Residue 1        
Flunixin United States 1 No Residue 1        
Fluoroquinolones United States 1 No Residue 1        
Glycosides United States 3 No Residue 3        
Ionophores United States 3 No Residue 3        
Ronidazole Denmark 4 No Residue 4        
  United States 1 No Residue 1        
Spectinomycin Denmark 4 No Residue 4        
  United States 4 No Residue 4        
Sulfonamides United States 180 Sulfamethazine 1 0.02 0.02 0.02  
Tetracyclines United States 1 No Residue 1        
Agricultural Chemicals in fat
Pesticides (MRA) United States 180 DDE 1  0.03 0.03  0.03   

 

Residue monitoring of Turkey Meat
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs
Benzimidazoles United States 7 No Residue 7        
Dexamethasone United States 2 No Residue 2        
Glycosides United States 2 No Residue 2        
Macrolides United States 6 No Residue 6        
Spectinomycin United States 2 No Residue 2        

 

Residue monitoring of Veal Meat
Program Origin No. Residues found No. found Mean Minimum Maximum Violations
Veterinary Drugs
Ceftiofur United States 1 No Residue 1        
Decoquinate United States 1 No Residue 1        
Dimetridazole United States 1 No Residue 1        
Glycosides United States 1 No Residue 1        
Ionophores United States 1 No Residue 1        
Tetracyclines United States 1 No Residue 1        

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