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What Europe’s new Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation means for food testing laboratories
The bioaccumulation of pharmaceutical and veterinary drug residues in our food products and the wider environment is a significant and enduring problem for the world. Although laboratory testing, regulation, and improved farm practices have combined in recent years to limit the number of alerts linked to vetand pharma residues in food products, it is essential that we remain vigilant against the dangers they pose.
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he deeper and more existential threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was also set to change the picture for farmers, the food industry, and testing laboratories radically in January – when the European Union (EU) introduced new rules to intensify the fight against AMR. The Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation introduced several new measures when it came into effect on January 28th, including: - Banning the preventive use of antibiotics in groups of animals, and via medicated feed
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- Restricting antimicrobials as a control treatment to prevent the spread of infection - Reinforcing a ban on antimicrobials to promote growth and increase yield - Potentially reserving certain antimicrobials for humans - Science-based maximum limits for cross-contamination of feed with antimicrobials - Obliging EU countries to collect data on microbial sales and uses - Simplifying and stimulating development processes for veterinary drug companies
Nº 468 ENERO-FEBRERO 2022
