Abstract
An efficient extraction and sensitive gas chromatographic method is described for the determination of the anthelminthic drug levamisole in milk. Levamisole was extracted from alkaline milk with ethyl acetate. Clean‐up of the extract was by a series of liquid‐liquid extraction steps. Levamisole residues in the extract were determined by gas chromatography with a nitrogen‐phosphorus detector. This method was satisfactory for determining levamisole residues in milk as low as 0.5 ng/g. Mean recoveries of 0.5–10.0 ng/g fortified milk samples ranged from 84.5 to 95.2%. Five replicate analyses performed on a milk containing incurred levamisole residues yielded a mean of 3.34 ng/g levamisole with a CV of 3.0%.
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