Antimicrobial tests - Food Standards Code Standard 1.4.2
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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 | |
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 |
| Nile perch | Lates niloticus |
| Salmonidae | Salmon – Atlantic / Sea / Danube / Pacific
Trout - various | Salmo salar
Salmo trutta
Oncorhychus spp. |
| Arctic char | Salvelinus alpinus |