Twenty-six organochlorine pesticides, for which action
limits have been established by the Italian Health Ministry
(Decree dated 19/5/2000), were searched for, together with
eight more organochlorine pesticides not regulated by current
Italian law but environmentally relevant. The maximum
admissible levels set by Italian regulations vary with
the total lipid content of the fish (Gazzetta Ufficiale della
Repubblica Italiana, 2000).