Drug Residues
Philip T. Reeves
Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................... 266
2 The Food Safety Risk Analysis Framework .............................................. 267
2.1 Risk Assessment .................................................................... 268
2.2 Risk Management ................................................................... 280
2.3 Risk Communication ................................................................ 285
3 Post-approval Monitoring ................................................................. 285
3.1 Residue Control Programmes ....................................................... 285
4 Non-regulatoryMechanismsfortheControlofDrugResidues .........................286
4.1 The Role of the Veterinary Pharmaceutical Industry ............................... 286
4.2 The Roles of Producers, Veterinarians and Food Processors ....................... 286
5 Perspectives and Future Challenges ...................................................... 287
References .................................................................................... 289
AbstractThe use of veterinary drugs in animal production is necessary for the
prevention and treatment of disease; however, such use may result in residues.
Regulatory authorities administer legislative frameworks which ensure that foods
derived from animals treated with approved veterinary drugs are safe for human
consumption. A human food safety evaluation is conducted as follows: it estimates
the risk to human health and safety – based on scientific assessment of the available
information and data – formulates measures for controlling the risks identified, and
communicates the findings and implications of the risk assessment to interested
parties. Foods derived from animals are monitored for the presence of drug resi-
dues. The reported incidence of illegal residues from these programmes is very low.
These findings reassure the public that veterinary drugs are effectively regulated
and that food obtained from treated animals does not contain residues that might
P.T. Reeves
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, PO Box 6182, Kingston, ACT 2604,
Australia
e-mail: [email protected]
F. Cunningham et al. (eds.),Comparative and Veterinary Pharmacology,
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology 199,
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