This paper presents the results of testing for residues of malachite green (MG) and its leucoform (LMG) in freshwater fish in the Czech Republic in the years 2012 – 2014 and a comparison with other EU states (results for 2012). A total of 260 samples of fish were tested. Thirty-two samples (12.31%) had a measurable … [Read more…]
This paper presents the results of testing and assessment of total mercury (Hg) content in meat, liver and kidneys of cattle and pigs in the Czech Republic in the years 2010 – 2013. The results document increasing Hg concentrations in kidneys depending on the livestock age. Download full article Mercury content in the meat and … [Read more…]
Lead (Pb) is commonly found in food and is characterised as a contaminant. Although the concentration of Pb in the environment has been significantly reduced as a consequence of the elimination of leaded petrol and the adoption of other measures in recent decades, contamination with lead ammunition still remains an unregulated source of Pb in … [Read more…]
The Regional Veterinary Administration of South Bohemian Region, the State Veterinary Administration, performed a monitoring procedure within the framework of an emergency inspection in December 2012 focusing on the presence of radionuclides in wild boar meat. Samples of game were collected in all districts of the South Bohemian Region. This special inspection resulted in confirmation … [Read more…]
The assessment of results for non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (NDL PCBs) in the years 2009–2011 and 2012 demonstrated average concentrations of NDL PCBs in a range of 6.13 to 10.34 ng.g-1 of fat in beef and 5.48 to 8.02 ng.g-1 of fat in pork. For highly chlorinated PCBs, the average values of individual congeners were ranked … [Read more…]
An evaluation of cadmium content in the muscle, liver and kidneys of young bovine animals (under two years of age) and cows was conducted in the Czech Republic during the period 1993-2010. The average cadmium content in the muscle of young bovine animals and cows was approximately the same (i.e. 0.007 and 0.008 mg.kg-1 wet … [Read more…]