Strategies for Solving the Issue of Malachite Green Residues in Aquatic Products: A Review

Table 1

Some survey results of malachite green (MG) contamination in aquatic products.

No.	Country (state or province)	Aquatic products	Number of samples	Detection method	Ratio of positive samples (%)	Total of MG and LMG (mg kg^−1)	References
1	Germany (Berlin)	Eels caught downstream from municipal sewage treatment plants	45	LC-MS/MS	55.56	0.04–0.77	[4]
2	Croatia	Carp and rainbow trout	72	ELISA	68.10	0.1–0.3	[5]
3	Iran	Farmed rainbow trout	144	HPLC-DAD	48.60	0.30–146.1	[6]
4	China (Hunan)	Chinese soft-shelled turtle, Mandarin fish, and grass carp	180	HPLC-FLD	10.56	0.6–7.0	[3]
5	Iran	Farmed rainbow trout	120	HPLC-DAD	58.40	0.02–0.89	[7]
6	Malaysia	Red tilapia, African catfish, barramundi, hybrid grouper, and striped catfish	37	LC-MS/MS	43.20	0.53–4.10	[8]
7	Armenia	Sevan trout, rainbow trout, and sturgeon	29	LC-MS/MS	34.50	1.1–4.8	[9]
8	United States (Northeast)	Retail catfish fillets	362	ELISA	22.10	n.a.	[10]