Tetracyclines in Pig Muscle Proficiency Test

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Product Specification

Proficiency Test Information
Product Code Proficiency Test Matrix Approx. Size
FCVD22-MRP32

02559

Pig Muscle

20 g

Analytes

Chlortetracycline, 4-epi-Chlortetracycline, Total Chlortetracycline (parent + epimer), Doxycycline, Oxytetracycline, 4-epi-Oxytetracycline, Total Oxytetracycline (parent + epimer), Tetracycline, 4-epi-Tetracycline, Total Tetracycline (parent + epimer)

Comments

1 or more analytes will be present for identification and quantification

Test Description

Tetracyclines are an antibiotic used to maintain healthy livestock and therefore high-quality pork. EU maximum residue limits (MRLs) are tightly regulated to protect consumers from excessive human consumption of tetracyclines within foodstuffs.

Tetracyclines are seen more in farmed livestock as consumer demand continues to remain high, resulting in significant challenges for global supply chains to meet this demand. The quantity of tetracyclines can increase within pig muscle if antibiotics are not used as part of good farming practices.

Within this test individual tetracyclines plus 'total tetracyclines' can be identified for the benefit of participants using ELISA test kits.

Pork accounts for a large amount of meat consumed globally, as such it can be difficult to ensure only high-quality, safe produce is offered to the consumer. Your effective testing measures are therefore important to ensure the safety of a range of consumers.

The Fapas proficiency test (PT) materials are produced in line with EU MRLs or minimum required performance limit (MRPL) where MRLs are not set. The result reporting requirements are also in keeping with quality control guidelines laid out in EC/657/2002.

Fapas veterinary medicine PT materials include incurred residues as well as fortified animal products. The PTs are grouped in analytical chemical class/matrix combinations and combine identification and quantification. The PTs are suitable for all methods, including screening methods (for the detection of total amount of that chemical class).

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