State General Laboratory Annual Report 2019

34 State General laboratory Annual Report 2019 Safety of foodstuffs  Food additives: Preservatives (Sulphur dioxide, Benzoic/Sorbic acid, Propionic acid, Nitrates/ Nitrites), natural and watersoluble synthetic colours (Tartrazine, Carmoisine, Ponceau 4R, Allura Red AC, Carmines etc.), synthetic colours (Sudan I, II, III, IV, Para Red), sweeteners (Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame, Saccharin, Cyclamates, Steviol Glycosides, Sucralose), antioxidants (BHA, BHT, tBHQ, Ascorbic acid), flavouring enhancers (Glutamic acid), food flavourings (Coumarin), caffeine  Methanol in spirits  Pesticides residues mainly in fruit and vegetables, cereals, pulses, baby foods, biological products, products of animal origin and oils, wines and honey (Organophosphorous, Organochlorines, Carbamates, Pyrethroides, Amides, Strobilurines, Dinitroanilines, Triazoles, Benzimidazoles, Neonocotinoides, Phenylureas, Benzoylureas, Dithiocarbamates, Chlormequat, Mepiquat and other pesticides including highly polar pesticides) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Percentage of samples with “multiple pesticides residues” in plant origin samples over the years 2007-2019 2008 2007 2018 2019 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 % Samples with multiple pesticides residues Percentage of plant origin samples with multiple pesticides residues over the years 2007-2019  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, Colistin)  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.)  Radioactivity levels in foodstuffs (Gamma Radionuclides, Sr-90)