Screening for antibiotic residues in swine and poultry tissues using the STAR test. (1st January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liousia, Maria; Gousia, Panagiota; Εconomou, Vangelis; Sakkas, Hercules; Papadopoulou, Chrissanthy
• Is Part Of: International journal of food safety, nutrition and public health. Volume 5:Number 2(2015)
• Page Start: 173
• Page End: 183
• Publication Date: 2015-01-01
• Subjects: STAR-test -- antibiotic residues -- ARs -- pork -- chicken; Food -- Safety measures -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; 363.19205
• DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2015.067572
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-3911

Abstract

During a 12-month period, 138 tissue samples (muscle, liver, kidney) were screened for antibiotic residues (ARs), using the five-plate STAR test. Samples positive to one or more antibiotics were detected in 33.9% of the chicken samples and in 26% of the pig samples. All the chicken liver samples, 32.2% of the chicken muscle and 14% of the swine liver samples were positive to sulphonamides and β-lactams, 25% of the kidney, 11.1% of the liver and 4% of the muscle tissue of the swine samples and 1.7% of the chicken muscle samples were positive to tetracycline, 12.5% of the kidney and 4% of the muscle swine samples were positive to aminoglycosides and macrolides. No quinolone residues were detected in any samples. The use of a microbiological method such as the STAR-test, for ARs screening in food is an effective low cost scheme indicating potential contamination with ARs.