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Animal products for human consumption are tightly legislated and closely monitored for compliance. Veterinary medicines used in animals are likely to have a pharmacological effect in humans. Hence, for many veterinary medicines, there are extremely low maximum residue limits or even no MRL (i.e. any detection is non-compliant). The Fapas proficiency tests materials are produced in keeping with EU MRLs or minimum required performance limit (MRPL) where MRLs are not set. The result reporting requirements are also in keeping with quality control guidelines laid out in EC/657/2002. Fapas veterinary medicine proficiency test materials include incurred residues as well as fortified animal products. The proficiency tests are grouped in analytical chemical class/matrix combinations and combine identification and quantification. The proficiency tests are suitable for all methods, including screening methods (for the detection of total amount of that chemical class).
Pork continues to be globally consumed in large quantities, giving supply chains and food testing laboratories challenges to maintain safe produce offered to the consumer.
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.
