Assessment of elimination profile of albendazole residues in fish. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Busatto, Zenaís; de França, Welliton Gonçalves; Cyrino, José Eurico Possebon; Paschoal, Jonas Augusto Rizzato
• Is Part Of: Food additives & contaminants. Volume 35:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 85
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Food safety -- veterinary drug residues -- albendazole -- aquaculture -- drug depletion -- withdrawal time; Food additives -- Periodicals; Food contamination -- Periodicals; 664.06
• DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2017.1400186
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1944-0049

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Few drugs are specifically regulated for aquaculture. Thus this study considered albendazole (ABZ) as a potential drug for use in fish, which, however, is not yet regulated for this application. ABZ is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic approved for farmed ruminants and recently considered for treatment of fish parasites. It is the subject of careful monitoring because of potential residues in animal products. This study evaluated the depletion of ABZ and its main known metabolites: albendazole sulfoxide – ABZSO, albendazole sulfone – ABZSO2 and albendazole amino sulfone – ABZ-2-NH2 SO2, in the fillets of the Neotropical Characin pacu, Piaractus mesopotamicus, which were fed diets containing 10 mg ABZ kg −1 body weight in a single dose. Fish were euthanised at 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours after medication and the depletion profiles of ABZ, each metabolite and the sum of all marker residues were assessed and evaluated taking into account methodological variations regarding determination of the maximum residue limits adopted by different international regulating agencies for estimation of the withdrawal period (WP). The estimated WPs ranged from 2 to 7 days.