Abstract

This report presents results of an inventory of methods of analysis for residues of clenbuterol, cimaterol, salbutamol, terbutaline, ractopamine and L-644,969, all so callen "beta-agonist", illegally used in slaughter animals production for growth promoting purposes. For L-644,969 no methods were found. for ractopamine and cimaterol only a very limited number of methods have been found in the (public) scientific literature. For clenbuterol, salbutaamol and terbutaline numerous methods can be found for as well (edible) tissues, urine, blood, pharmaceutical formulations as feed. However no simple, fast and reliable method can be found for the determination of these drugs in edible tissues. (Multi)immunoaffinity chromatography in combination with GC-MS is recommended.