title: Detection of quinolones in poultry meat obtained from retail centers in Santiago Province, the Dominican Republic.
abstract: In the Dominican Republic, poultry consumption per capita is greater than 34 kg of poultry meat per year. However, antibiotics, specifically the quinolone group, may be overused and can result in residues in the poultry meat. These residues are of concern because consumers may have  allergies to antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria can develop from overuse of antibiotics in production. Little is known concerning this issue specifically for Santiago Province in the Dominican Republic. Thus, the main purpose of this research was to evaluate the incidence of residual  quinolones in poultry meat and determine whether any residues detected were higher than the residue maximum limits (100 μg/kg) established by food industry authorities, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Food Safety Authority. A total of 135 samples of chicken  breast were taken from different retail meat centers in the nine municipalities of Santiago Province (Santiago, Tamboril, Sabana Iglesia, Villa Bisonó, Puñal, Villa González, Licey, Jánico, and San José De Las Matas) and were analyzed using the Equinox test  (Immunotec, Swanton, VT). Of the 135 samples analyzed, 50% from Sabana Iglesia, 20% from Licey, 20% from San Jose De Las Matas, and 6.25% from Santiago contained residues of quinolones higher than the residue maximum limits. No quinolone residues were detected in samples obtained from Janico,  Punal, Tamboril, Villa Bisono, or Villa Gonzalez. The results of this investigation suggest that some poultry meat sold for human consumption in Santiago Province of the Dominican Republic contains quinolone residues and may represent a health risk to some consumers.
authors: Department of Animal Science, Universidad ISA, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, Postal Service 166.
authors: R O
authors: RO
authors: Silfrany
authors: R E
authors: RE
authors: Caba
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Solís de Los Santos
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Hanning
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004293:Dominican Republic; D004350:Drug Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D059022:Food Safety; D064088:Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D011200:Poultry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015363:Quinolones / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015363:Quinolones