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Transfer of nitroimidazoles from contaminated beeswax to honey.

Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment (2016-11-15)
Kamila Mitrowska, Maja Antczak
ABSTRACT

Nitroimidazoles are not authorised for the treatment of honey bees in the European Union. However, they can be found in honey largely because they are illegally used in apiculture for the treatment of Nosema. The aim of the study was to examine the possible transfer of nitroimidazoles (metronidazole, ronidazole, dimetridazole and ipronidazole) from contaminated beeswax to honey. The wax foundations fortified with a mixture of four nitroimidazoles at three concentration levels (1000, 10,000 and 100,000 μg kg

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Supelco
HMMNI, VETRANAL®, analytical standard