Chemical quality

Screening laboratory

• In the laboratory for antibiotic screening, foodstuffs can be screened using microbiological tests for the presence of inhibitory substances (mainly antibiotics and chemotherapeutics).
• Foods can also be analysed group specifically using immunological, Charm II and receptor tests for the presence of residues of ß-lactam antibiotics, (penicillins and cephalosporines), tetracyclines, sulfonamides, streptomycines, macrolides & lincosamides, quinolones, chlooramphenicol, etc.
• In addition, commercial screening tests for the detection of antibiotics in milk, honey, meat, or other food products can be validated according to norm 2002/657/EC of the Commission and the CRL guidelines for the validation of screening methods for residues of veterinary drugs.
• Contact:
  Wim Reybroeck +32 9 272 30 11 wim.reybroeck@ilvo.vlaanderen.be
  Sigrid Ooghe +32 9 272 30 12 sigrid.ooghe@ilvo.vlaanderen.be
• Detailed list of analyses
  

Chromatography lab

• In the chromatographic laboratory, residues of veterinary drugs and contaminants are analyzed in several matrices such as milk, eggs, meat, honey and feed. The analysis technique LC-MS/MS is mainly used.
  
• Detailed list with analyses
• Contact:
  Els Daeseleire +32 9 272 30 32 els.daeseleire@ilvo.vlaanderen.be