title: Organochlorine pesticides in canned tuna and sardines on the Serbian market.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the level of organochlorine (OC) pesticides in 57 samples of canned tuna and 31 samples of canned sardines in vegetable oil, collected from supermarkets in Serbia. OC pesticides α-HCH, β-HCH, δ-HCH, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), DDE, DDD, dielderin, endosulfane I, endosulfane II, endosulan sulfate, endrin, endrin ketone, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, lindane, aldrin, metoxichlor, cis-chlordane and trans-chlordane were determined using a GS-MS method. The highest concentrations (µg kg-1, arithmetic means) in canned tuna were for δ-HCH (60.6 ± 97.0) and p, p´-DDT (55.0 ± 25.1), while the corresponding values in canned sardines were for δ-HCH (90.7 ± 102.7) and endosulfane II (78.0 ± 145.9). Mean level for the sum of endosulfans was above the maximum limit in canned sardines (85.0 µg kg-1). Also, dieldrin (39.7 µg kg-1) was measured above the ML.
authors.affiliation: a Department for food and feed quality, Bureau for food safety and drug analysis , Scientific veterinary institute Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Brankica
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kartalović
authors.affiliation: b Department of Veterinary Medicine , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Nikolina J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Novakov
authors.affiliation: a Department for food and feed quality, Bureau for food safety and drug analysis , Scientific veterinary institute Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Željko
authors.initials: Ž
authors.lastname: Mihaljev
authors.affiliation: a Department for food and feed quality, Bureau for food safety and drug analysis , Scientific veterinary institute Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petrović
authors.affiliation: a Department for food and feed quality, Bureau for food safety and drug analysis , Scientific veterinary institute Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Nadežda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prica
authors.affiliation: a Department for food and feed quality, Bureau for food safety and drug analysis , Scientific veterinary institute Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Babić
authors.affiliation: a Department for food and feed quality, Bureau for food safety and drug analysis , Scientific veterinary institute Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Miroslav A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ćirković
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D005399:Fishes / Q000254:growth & development; D005506:Food Contamination; D005513:Food Inspection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D057141:Food, Preserved / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D038622:Internationality; D007536:Isomerism; D057230:Limit of Detection; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017747:Seafood / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D055771:Serbia; D014413:Tuna / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D010938:Plant Oils; C086916:delta-hexachlorocyclohexane; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane
keywords: Fish and fish products; canned food; organochlorine pesticides