FDA Releases Honey and Syrup Import Alerts
(Courtesy of FDA)
Detention Without Physical Examination of Honey and Blended Syrup Due to Presence of Fluoroquinolones

> Fluoroquinolone antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin, have been used in the treatment of diseases. Enrofloxacin is approved for use in cattle (21 CFR 522.812) but there are no other approvals for use in other food animals. The use of fluoroquinolones in honey bees or their environment can result in residues in honey. Fluoroquinolones are not generally recognized as safe to treat any honey bee diseases nor are they approved for such use. 

??? Why are they using fluoroquinolones on bees in China ???

> Microsporidia are a cause of emerging and opportunistic infections in humans and animals. Although two drugs are currently being used to treat microsporidiosis, concerns exist that albendazole is only selective for inhibiting some species of microsporidia that infect mammals, and fumagillin appears to have been found to be toxic ... these results support continued studies for evaluating the efficacy of the fluoroquinolones for treating microsporidiosis and for characterizing the target(s) of these fluoroquinolones in the microsporidia. "Antimicrosporidial activity of (fluoro)quinolones in vitro and in vivo." Elizabeth S. Didier et al

             ***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software.  For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html

Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at:
http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm