Reported prevalence and quantitative LC-MS methods for the analysis of veterinary drug residues in honey: a review.
Insect pollination increases the value and productivity of three-quarters of crop species grown for food. Declining beehive health in commercial apiaries has resulted in numerous reports from government laboratories worldwide of contamination with antimicrobial chemicals in honey. This review includes pertinent discussion of legislation and events leading to increased government oversight in the commercial honey market. A detailed summary of the variety and prevalence of veterinary drug residues being found in honey as well as a selection of robust quantitative and confirmatory LC-MS methods with an emphasis on those adopted by government testing laboratories are presented.
a Bureau of Chemical Residue Laboratories , Division of Food Safety, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services , Tallahassee , FL 32399 , USA.
Ryan
R
Venable
Carion
C
Haynes
Jo Marie
JM
Cook
D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006722:Honey / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000737:chemistry*
D019155:Veterinary Drugs
chromatography – LC/MS; health significance; honey; veterinary drug residues