Managing the risk of veterinary drug transfer through feed to food
Medicated feed is one important route for administering
veterinary medicinal products to animals, in particular to animals intended for food production.
It can be difficult to administer a veterinary drug to an animal, especially in the case of smaller species typically
reared in large groups such as a flock of birds or a school of fish where there would be hundreds of animals that all need to be treated at the same time. The use of medicated feed provides an simple, efficient solution which ensures reliable delivery of the
drug.
At a feed manufacturing facility, it is possible that what is termed an “unintended and unavoidable” presence
of low levels of certain veterinary drugs can be found in the feed after a batch of medicated feed has been produced using the same facility.
The Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food (CCRVDF) requested FAO and WHO to provide scientific
advice and determine whether such low-level presence of residues subsequently found in food would constitute a threat to human health and impact negatively on trade. From 7 to 10 January 2019, experts discussed transfer from feed to food and their report will
contain a series of findings and recommendations to CCRVDF that will help countries mitigate and manage the risk of a residue of veterinary drugs in feed occurring in food.
The outcome of this work will allow CCRVDF to consider risk management recommendations to address such risks and
possible trade concerns.
See the full article at
http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/news-and-events/news-details/en/c/1177804/
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