Civil Engineering Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
Int J Environ Health Res. 2010 Jun;20(3):159-69. doi: 10.1080/09603120903403150.
Lasalocid is an ionophore antibiotic extensively used as a coccidiostat in poultry production. Lasalocid should not be fed to egg-laying hens as it accumulates in the eggs, and residues have often been found in eggs. Other ionophores are toxic to humans, but the exact level of lasalocid toxicity to humans has not been established. Approximately 250 egg samples were analysed for lasalocid each year from the 10 billion eggs consumed annually in the UK. A census of the 32 Scottish Local Authority Environmental Health Departments assessed awareness of lasalocid residues in eggs, and the results indicated that awareness of lasalocid was very low and no local authorities tested for lasalocid. The example of lasalocid revealed weaknesses in the current sampling regime surrounding foods of animal origin. Conclusions are drawn that central government should raise awareness within local authorities and provide financial support on local authority sampling to achieve proper representation.
拉沙里菌素是一种离子载体抗生素，广泛用作家禽生产中的抗球虫药。拉沙里菌素不应用于产蛋母鸡，因为它会在鸡蛋中积累，并且经常在鸡蛋中发现残留。其他离子载体对人类有毒，但拉沙里菌素对人类的确切毒性水平尚未确定。英国每年消费的 100 亿个鸡蛋中，每年大约分析 250 个鸡蛋样本中的拉沙里菌素含量。对苏格兰 32 个地方当局环境卫生部门的普查评估了他们对鸡蛋中拉沙里菌素残留的认识，结果表明，他们对拉沙里菌素的认识非常低，没有地方当局检测拉沙里菌素。拉沙里菌素的例子揭示了目前围绕动物源食品的抽样制度的弱点。结论是中央政府应在地方当局内部提高认识，并为地方当局抽样提供财政支持，以实现适当的代表性。
