Analysis of Residual Antimicrobials in Meat with Antimicrobial Screening System (Part 2)

Introduction

Antimicrobials are a type of veterinary drug and animal feed additive, and are used for the treatment and prevention of disease in livestock and marine products. Residual antimicrobials are often found in livestock and marine products, so threshold levels for antimicrobials are set by regulation to ensure the safety of the consumer based on amounts that do not harm human health. Due to ongoing reports of recent cases of regulatory violations in various countries and the large number of compounds targeted for testing, there is a demand for quick and simple antimicrobial screening. While Application News No.L509 described an example of using the antimicrobial screening system for screening 12 quinolone compounds, this Application News describes an example screening analysis of 12 antimicrobial target compounds including sulfanomides.

October 17, 2016 GMT