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. 2020 Jan;107:106756. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106756

Table 2.

Results of antimicrobial residue testing by Charm II and LC-MS/MS among 9 shrimp samples that tested positive by PremiTest.

Sample ID Description Charm II (antimicrobial class) LC-MS/MS (antimicrobial) Concentration of antimicrobial active ingredient (μg/kg) MRL (μg/kg)
1 White leg shrimp, dead Tetracyclines Tetracycline 590.7 100
Sulfonamides Sulfamethoxazole 157.6 100
Flumequinea 38.5 200
2 White leg shrimp, dead Tetracyclines Oxytetracycline 122.2 100
Ciprofloxacin* 30 Not allowed
3 White leg shrimp, dead Macrolides ND
Flumequinea 41.2 200
4 White leg shrimp, dead Tetracyclines Oxytetracycline 43.7 100
5 White leg shrimp, dead ND ND
6 White leg shrimp, live ND ND
7 White leg shrimp, live ND ND
8 White leg shrimp, live ND ND
9 Tiger shrimp, dead ND ND
a

Highest priority, critically important antimicrobial; ND=Not detected; MRL = Maximum Residue Limits according to Vietnamese regulation.