Food poisoning by clenbuterol in Portugal.
This paper describes the occurrence of four cases of acute food poisoning, involving a total of 50 people, due to the ingestion of lamb and bovine meat containing residues of clenbuterol. Symptoms shown by the intoxicated people may be generally described as gross tremors of the extremities, tachycardia, nausea, headaches and dizziness. Analytical methodology developed for the determination of clenbuterol in meat, liver and blood samples is described. Procedures are described which should be followed when the described symptoms are evident in a group of people who have ingested contaminated meat, and particularly liver of ruminants.
Barbosa
Jorge
J
Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária, Lisboa, Portugal.
Cruz
Clara
C
Martins
José
J
Silva
José Manuel
JM
Neves
Celeste
C
Alves
Carlos
C
Ramos
Fernando
F
Da Silveira
Maria Irene Noronha
MI
D000208:Acute Disease; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002976:Clenbuterol / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D004350:Drug Residues / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012756:Sheep
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D002976:Clenbuterol