A review on the use of hormones in fish farming: Analytical methods to determine their residues

Author(s)

Hoga, Celia A. ^[1] ; Almeida, Fernanda L. ^[2] ; Reyes, Felix G. R. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Sch Food Engn, Dept Food Sci, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Brazilian Agr Res Corp, Embrapa Amazonia Ocidental, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: CYTA-JOURNAL OF FOOD; v. 16, n. 1, p. 679-691, 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 3

Abstract

Hormones are used in fish farming to increase fish production when one sex of a species has the capacity to grow bigger and faster than the other sex. The technique to increase fish production based on sexual dimorphism mostly uses estrogens and androgens. These chemicals must be handled carefully to ensure environmental, biological and food safety, since they can contaminate the environment and promote changes in the endocrine system inducing adverse effects on the consumer health. Another important issue is the reliability of the analytical methods used to identify and/or quantify hormone residues in the meat of treated fish. Therefore, the aim of this review is to bring into view the use of hormones in fish farming, the possible impacts of this practice on humans and on the environment and to discuss the current methods of analysis for determining the hormone residues in food matrices, especially in fish. RESUMENLas hormonas se utilizan en la piscicultura para aumentar la produccion de pescado cuando un sexo de una especie tiene la capacidad de crecer mas y mas rapido que el otro sexo. La tecnica para aumentar la produccion de pescado con base en el dimorfismo sexual utiliza, principalmente, estrogenos y androgenos. Estas substancias deben manipularse cuidadosamente para garantizar la seguridad ambiental, biologica y alimentaria, ya que pueden contaminar el medioambiente e inducir cambios en el sistema endocrino provocando efectos adversos en la salud del consumidor. Otro importante problema es la fiabilidad de los metodos analiticos utilizados para identificar y/o cuantificar los residuos de hormonas en la carne del pescado tratado. Asi, el objetivo de esta revision es presentar el uso de hormonas en piscicultura, los posibles impactos de esta practica en seres humanos y en el medioambiente y discutir los metodos actuales de analisis para determinar los residuos de hormonas en varios alimentos, especialmente en el pescado. {[}GRAPHICS] . (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/50452-5 - Veterinary drugs: development and validation of bioanalytical methods using LC-MS/MS and MALDI-TOF-MS and its applications in sanitary surveillance and the development of fish farming in Brazil
• Grantee: Felix Guillermo Reyes Reyes
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Partnership for Technological Innovation - PITE