Antimicrobial tests - Food Standards Code Standard 1.4.2

Seafood/fish antimicrobial tests
– Food Standards Code Standard 1.4.2
Group	Veterinary compound
Malachite green	Malachite green Leucomalachite green
Nitrofurans	Furaltadone Furazolidone Nitrofurantoine Nitrofurazone
Fluoroquinolones	Ciprofloxacin Enrofloxacin Gatifloxacin Levofloxacin Moxifloxacin Norfloxacin Ofloxacin Sarafloxacin
Quinolones	Flumequine Oxolinic acid

List of fish identified as species targeted for antimicrobial residue analysis:
Family name	Common name	Genus (scientific) name
Anguillidae	Eel – European / Japanese/ American	Anguilla spp.
Synbrancidae	Asian swamp eel	Monopterus spp.
Pangasiidae	Basa (Catfish - giant/pangas/striped/shark)	Pangasius spp.
Ariidae	Catfish – numerous species	Arius spp.
Clariidae	Mudfish / catfish	Clarias spp.
Ictaluridae	Channel catfish / Black bullhead	Ictalurus spp.
Plotosidae	Eel tailed catfish	Tandanus spp.
Siluridae	Amur / Japanese catfish	Silurus spp.
Channidae	Snakehead / Mudfish	Channa spp.
Cichlidae	Tilapia	Oreochromis spp.
		Sarotherodon spp.
		Tilapia spp.
Cyprinidae	Crucian carp	Carassius carassius
	Catla / Indian carp	Catla spp.
	Carp – Mrigal / Mud	Cirrhinus spp.
	Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idellus
	Carp - European / Common	Cyprinus carpio
	Carp – Bighead / Silver	Hypophthalmichthys spp.
	Rohu labeo / Orangefin labeo	Labeo spp.
	Dace	Leuciscus spp.
	Black carp	Mylopharyngodon piceus
Latidae	Barramundi	Lates calcarifer
Latidae	Nile perch	Lates niloticus
Salmonidae	Salmon – Atlantic / Sea / Danube / Pacific Trout - various	Salmo salar Salmo trutta Oncorhychus spp.
Salmonidae	Arctic char	Salvelinus alpinus

Meat antimicrobial tests
– Food Standards Code Standard 1.4.2
Group	Veterinary compound
Fluoroquinolones	Ciprofloxacin Enrofloxacin Gatifloxacin Levofloxacin Moxifloxacin Norfloxacin Ofloxacin Sarafloxacin
Cephalosporins	Ceftiofur
Streptogramins	Virginiamycin

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Last reviewed:

24 Apr 2018