Journal of Harmonized Research in Pharmacy

MONITORING OF MARKETED PORK OF ASSAM AND MEGHALAYA FOR CIPROFLOXACIN RESIDUES

Abstract

Author(s): D.C. Roy, R. Gogoi and S.K. Laskar

The study was undertaken to monitor marketed pork of Assam and its neighboring state Meghalaya for Ciprofloxacin residues using Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC). 300 samples of ma rketed pork of Assam and Meghalaya were collected for the study. The samples after collection were preserved at -20°C. Recoveries of ciprofloxacin in pork ranged from 88-98%. Out of the tested samples, 18 samples were detected to be positive for trace residues of Ciprofloxacin which were well below the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) value. Keywords: Ciprofloxacin, Monitoring, Pork, Residues, UHPLC