RESIDUES OF TETRACYCLINES, SULFONAMIDES AND TYLOSIN IN JAR HONEY FROM LATIUM REGION DURING 2005-2007

During 3 years (2005-2007), the IZSLT, and the C.R.A. (ex Sezione di Apicoltura dell’Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria – sede di Roma), analized 165 samples of jar honey, from Latium Region, for melissopalinological, sensorial, chemical and physical analysis. The screening test for tetracyclines and tylosin were performed, respectively, with the Tetrasensor Honey kit and the ELISA kit for tylosin. HPLC-ESI-MSMS was used for sulfonamides and for all the samples that resulted positives to the screenig test for tetracyclines and tylosin. These the results: 49% of samples presented not in conformities; 18 samples (11% of the total) were positives for tetracyclines; 15 - samples (9%) positives for sulfonamides; 6 samples (4%) positives for both tetracyclines and sulfonamides; 0 samples resulted positives for tylosin.