Korean Journal of Veterinary Service (한국동물위생학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Service (한국동물위생학회)
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Melamine testing of meat, eggs and diary products sold in Incheon

  • Ra, Do-Kyung (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment) ;
  • Hong, Seong-Hee (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Gu (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Mo (Incheon Metropolitan City Institute of Health & Environment)
  • Published : 2009.12.30
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Abstract

From Oct. 2008 to Oct. 2009, 619 livestock products sold in Incheon were examined for melamine contamination. HPLC was used to detect the melamine concentration from various products. $C_{18}$ column $(3.9\times150mm,\;4{\mu}m)$ was applied with a phase composed of 10mM citric acid and 10mM sodium octane sulfonate : acetonitrile (in ratio 90:10) pumped isocratically at 1.0ml/min. Melamine was not detected from any of the products at the level of LOD 0.03mg/kg and LOQ 0.08mg/kg, suggesting that no melamine contamination was ascertained in livestock products in Incheon area. However, further tests should be done to detect other melamine analogues for the evaluation of toxicity and safety of melamine and cyanuric acid in the future.

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