title: Food poisoning by clenbuterol in Portugal.
abstract: 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.
authors: Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Barbosa
authors: Clara
authors: C
authors: Cruz
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Martins
authors: José Manuel
authors: JM
authors: Silva
authors: Celeste
authors: C
authors: Neves
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Alves
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Ramos
authors: Maria Irene Noronha
authors: MI
authors: Da Silveira
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D002976:Clenbuterol