| Organoclilorine pesticide |
Measured
(ng/g fat) |
MRL
(ng/g fat) |
| aldrin+dieldrin |
ND |
200 |
| endrin |
ND |
50 |
| endrin ketone |
ND |
n.s. |
| Σ „drins” |
ND |
|
| α chlordane |
ND |
50 |
| γchlordane |
ND |
n.s. |
| Σ chlordanes |
ND |
|
| 4,4'-DDT |
7.9 |
|
| 4,4'-DDE |
23 |
|
| 4,4'-DDD |
2.9 |
|
| Σ DDTs |
33.8 |
1000 |
| heptachlor |
ND |
200 |
| heptachlor epoxide |
ND |
200 |
| Σ heptachlors |
ND |
|
| endosulfan I |
ND |
50 |
| endosulfan II |
ND |
50 |
| Σ endosulfans |
ND |
|
| methoxychlor |
ND |
10 |
|
| ND-not detected; n.s-not specified: |
| Table 3: Organochlorine pesticide levels (ng/g fat) in the control sample, a
commercially available pork neck, lipid content 23.5%. Levels are compared
against the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) set in the European legislation [27]. |
