Antibiotics in food: Legislation and validation of analytical methodologies

In this paper, European food safety legislation is presented, and special attention is devoted to monitoring residues of veterinary drugs in foodstuffs of animal origin. After a short review of the state of the art of analytical methodology for antibiotic residue analysis, the paper focuses on valid...

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Published in:Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2009-10, Vol.395 (4), p.877-891
Main Authors: Companyó, R, Granados, M, Guiteras, J, Prat, M. D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical Chemistry
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - analysis
Antibiotics
Biochemistry
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
European Union
Food Analysis - methods
Food Analysis - standards
Food Contamination - analysis
Food Science
Foods
Humans
Laboratory Medicine
Legislation
Legislation, Food
Mathematical analysis
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Quality Control
Review
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Summary:In this paper, European food safety legislation is presented, and special attention is devoted to monitoring residues of veterinary drugs in foodstuffs of animal origin. After a short review of the state of the art of analytical methodology for antibiotic residue analysis, the paper focuses on validation of analytical methods, with Decision 657/2002/EC as reference document. Finally, the main issues of the quality control of the analytical data, i.e. analysis of reference materials and participation in proficiency tests, are briefly addressed.
ISSN:1618-2642
1618-2650
DOI:10.1007/s00216-009-2969-4