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. 2022 Sep 7;11(18):2738. doi: 10.3390/foods11182738

Table 6.

Frequency (%) and levels (μg/kg) of coccidiostats in poultry meat reported in the scientific literature.

Country Analysed Coccidiostats Analytical Methodology Analysed Sample No. of Analysed Samples Frequency (%) Contents
Min-Max (Mean) (µg/kg)
Reference
Poland NIC, LAS, MAD, SAL, SEM, ROB LC-MS/MS Chicken liver 2011 2.4 8.3–2800 [65]
Poland NIC LC-MS/MS Turkey liver 307 0.3 580 [65]
Poland NIC, LAS, MAD, SAL, SEM LC-MS/MS Eggs 312 4.5 6.3–320 [65]
China MAD, SAL LC-MS/MS Eggs >100 <7 0.35–1.17 [68]
China MAD LC-MS/MS Chicken >100 <6 0.67–5 [68]
Canada MON, DEC, LAS, NAR, DNC LC-MS/MS Chicken muscle 41 14.6 1.5–190 [69]
Japan MAD, DIC LC-MS/MS Fried chicken 26 11.5 0.5–3 [70]
Japan LAS LC-MS/MS Unfried chicken cutlets 20 25 0.8–2.1 [70]
Japan NIC, DIC, SAL, MAD e LAS LC-MS/MS Chicken muscle 39 43.6 0.4–35.0 [70]
Greece SAL LC-MS/MS Chicken tissue 29 3.4 53.5 [66]
Italy NIC, LAS, DIC, ROB, NAR, DEC LC-MS/MS Chicken muscle 189 24.8 1.0–516 [30]
Italy NIC, MAD, ROB, MON DIC, SAL, DEC LC-MS/MS Eggs 151 15.9 1.0–1002 [30]
Spain NAR, MAD, MON, LAS, SAL, SEM LC-MS/MS milk, eggs, fat, liver, kidney,
and chicken and beef muscle
14 21,4 n.d–5.6 [67]