Objective
The methods needed to detect a wide range of beta agonists focus on immunoaffinity columns coupled to high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or gas liquid chromatography (GLC). An intercomparison of method involving 13 laboratories identified problems of extraction and clean up. An extraction and clean up study involving 4 laboratories was set up and should lead to a candidate modular Community method.
Beta-agonists are widely used in human medicine for the treatment of asthma and certain heart conditions. At higher concentrations, they also have the ability to increase the proportion of lean meat relative to fat in farm animal and to increase total weight with obvious financial benefit for the producers.
Although this practice is forbidden by Community legislation (Dir EEC/86/469) there are many examples of illegal use. The compounds are added to animal feed or drinking water and recently, a major feed company was prosecuted for incorporating the compounds in their products. Claims that beta-agonists are present in animal feed have recently resulted in one Member State banning imports from another. The Community is therefore in urgent need of a method to regulate and resolve such disputes and enforce legislation. The methods need to be capable of detection of a wide range of compounds and will probably focus on immuno-affinity columns coupled to HPLC or GLC.
STATUS
The first intercomparison of methods involving 13 laboratories identified problems of extraction and clean-up. An extraction and clean-up study involving 4 laboratories was started in 1991 and should lead to a candidate "modular" Community method. The proposed method will be tested in a final intercomparison in 1992.
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- medical and health sciences clinical medicine pneumology asthma
- agricultural sciences animal and dairy science domestic animals animal husbandry animal feed
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9050 Gentbrugge
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48100 Ravenna
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55218 Ingelheim
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28006 MADRID
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3590 DIEPENBEEK
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1050 BRUXELLES
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10315 Berlin
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00161 Roma
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35000 Rennes
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70184 Stuttgart
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K115 3NB Weybridge
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NR4 7UQ Norwich
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28220 MAJADAHONDA (MADRID)
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RG16 0PP Newbury
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6700 AE WAGENINGEN
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3720 BA BILTHOVEN
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12277 Berlin
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15 Dublin
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44087 NANTES
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