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Review
. 2009 Oct;395(4):893-905.
doi: 10.1007/s00216-009-2841-6. Epub 2009 May 30.

Microbial screening methods for detection of antibiotic residues in slaughter animals

Mariël G Pikkemaat  1
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Review

Microbial screening methods for detection of antibiotic residues in slaughter animals

Mariël G Pikkemaat. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

Monitoring of food products from animal origin for the presence of antimicrobial residues is preferably done using microbial screening methods because of their high cost-effectiveness. Traditionally applied methods fail to detect the maximum residue limits which were established when EU Council Regulation 2377/90 came into effect. Consequently, during the last decade this has led to the development of improved microbial screening methods. This review provides an overview of the efforts expended to bring antibiotic screening methods into compliance with EU legislation. It can be concluded that the current situation is still far from satisfactory.

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