“…Numerous countries including the United States, the European Union (EU), Japan, and China have strictly banned the use of CAP in food-producing animals. Unfortunately, illegal uses of CAP in livestock have resulted in its detection in honey, tissues, and shrimp samples (Shen and Jang, 2005;Shen et al, 2006;LoPez et al, 2008;Chen et al, 2011;FernanDez-Torres et al, 2011;YiBar et al, 2011). In the EU, a concentration of 0.3 µg kg -1 has been established as the minimum required performance limit (MRPL) for CAP (EC, 2003).…”