Liha töötlemine
Current maximum
screening tests like ELISA test kits, anti- residue limits in the EU for the organochlo-
body-based automatic techniques, or chro- ride pesticides that can be present in animal
matographic techniques (Reig and Toldrá products are within 0.02 and 1 mg/kg of fat,
2008). In the case of antibiotics, microbio- while in the United States they are estab-
logical tests such as the European Four Plate lished between 0.1 and 7 mg/kg fat (Iamiceli
Test can be used. Screening tests are useful et al. 2009).
because they are rapid, but they are unable to The contaminants described above, as
confirm the results because they can only well as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (a
give qualitative or semiquantitative data. The family of 209 compounds that were used in
next step for suspicious samples (suspected lubricating oils and heat exchange fluids),