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| Product Code | Proficiency Test | Matrix | Approx. Size |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FCVD47-DRY14
|
02680 |
Milk Powder |
40 g |
avermectins & benzimidazoles
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One or more analytes will be present for identification and quantification.
Milk is enjoyed in large quantities all over the world. This can put increasing pressure on producers to satisfy this large demand to ensure large financial rewards are safeguarded for producers. This can lead to poor farming practices being utilised to ensure financial rewards are met, which can increase the risk of high levels of veterinary medicine residues being passed on to the end consumer, which can prove harmful to health in some instances.
Avermectins are a range of veterinary drugs used to treat parasitic worms. Their various advantages have resulted in extensive usage across a range of livestock, but most notably within cattle. As with most veterinary drugs, there is a range of potential side effects related to their use, and as a result, strict regulatory limits have been implemented. It is important to ensure your current testing practices are fit for purpose and able to highlight and quantify the presence of these avermectins within test samples.
Benzimidazoles are widely used as broad-spectrum anthelmintics to treat and prevent various parasitic worm infections in animals. They are also used as fungicides on plants and crops. Additionally, they have some anti-cancer properties as well. However, Resistance to benzimidazoles is a growing concern.
Benzimidazoles can form several metabolites. The proficiency test offers the opportunity to correctly identify and quantify the metabolites. And to correctly calculate results for the sums f parent compounds and metabolites.
Veterinary medicines are well used to maintain high quality livestock by mitigating disease that would otherwise negatively affect the quality or quantity of potential yield and therefore financial reward. It is essential to highlight any high levels of veterinary medicine residues within any test materials, to protect the consumer and allow manufacturers to address any issues within their supply chains.
Proficiency tests are the ideal tool from which to maintain the high quality testing ability required to fulfil regulators requirements, as well as protect the end consumer from potentially harmful levels of veterinary medicine residues. Fapas make use of real food matrices to provide the direct comparisons with your routine analysis activities from which to provide timely insights into your testing ability.
