Sulfonamide Rapid test (fish and shrimp)

1. Reproducibility is high.
2. Result is obtained quickly.
3. Result is easy to be judged.
4. Sensitivity is 3 ppb for fish and shrimp.

Sulfonamide is the common used additives in feedstock for the functions of anti-bacteria, anti-helmathetic and growth promoter. Livestock treated with sulfonamide in an extensive period will reveal chronic intoxication and blood producing problems. The misuse of sulfonamide could produce antibiotic resistant bacteria in human beings. Therefore, all the developed countries prohibit the use of sulfonamide in feedstock as an additive, and as well set a maximum amount of sulfonamide permitted in edible tissues. Sulfonamide detection has become an important issue in livestock trading zones. Traditionally, the detection methods for sulfonamide residues are high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and thin-layer chromatography (TLC). These methods are expensive and time-consuming, and therefore the livestock are not analyzed thoroughly before being sold. In addition, the complicated analyzing procedures require more skilled operators. It constrains the promotion and the efficiency of the detection. In recent years, countries demand for better livestock quality, especially when WTO allows free trade in agricultures, and provokes the livestock trading activity. If the inspection unit cannot identify the illegal products in time, it might impose a food hazard to publics. To execute the food inspection practices precisely, Taiwan Advance has developed Sulfonamide Rapid Test Kit that is able to screen out the positive samples for further analysis in a short period of time.