State General Laboratory Annual Report 2018

32 State General laboratory Annual Report 2018  Veterinary drug residues in meat and animal products (Tetracyclines, Sulphonamides, Penicillins, Cephalosporines, Aminoglucosides, Quinolones, Chloramphenicol, Nitrofurans, Carbadox, Olaquindox, Dyes, Nitroimidazoles, Coccidiostats, Anthelmintics, Tranquillizers, Zearanols, NSAIDs, β-Agonists, Hormones, Anabolic substances, Thyreostats, Gestagens, Corticosteroids).  Environmental and other contaminants in foodstuffs and natural toxins (Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2, Aflatoxin M1, Ochratoxin A, Zearalenone, Deoxynivalenol, Fumonisins B1 and B2, Toxins T2 and HT2, Patulin, Citrinin, Alternaria Toxins [AOH, ALT, AME, TEN, TEA], Tropane Alkaloids [Atropine, Scopolamine], Ergot alkaloids, Enniatins and Beauvericin, Chemical Elements [Al, Cr, Mn,Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Sn], Heavy Metals [Pb, Cd, Hg, As, etc.], Nitrates/Nitrites, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons- PAHs, PFOA and PFOS, Furan, Acrylamide, 3-MCPD, Ethyl Carbamate, etc.). 500 1.000 1.500 2.000 2.500 3.000 3.500 Nitrate levels (average) in vegetable samples for the years (2008-2018) Average concentrations in the analysed samples, mg/kg Rucola Maximum level * Spinach Lettuce 2010 2009 2008 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 * The Maximum Level is the lower applied for these vegetables in the Regulation EC/1881/2006 Nitrate levels (average) in vegetable samples for the years 2008-2018 * Regulation (EU) 1881/2006  Radioactivity levels in foodstuffs (Gamma Radionuclides, Sr-90).  Materials and products in contact with food and various substances, including endocrine disrupters (Overall & specific migration of substances: Polyadipates, Cadmium, Lead, Aluminum, Barium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lithium, Manganese, Zinc, Nickel, Formaldehyde, Phthalates, Primary Aromatic Amines, Melamine, Styrene, Bisphenol A etc.).