Veterinary Drug Residues in Meat and Meat Products: Occurrence, Detection and Implications

Abstract

Application of veterinary drugs in livestock production is inevitable as they are essential for treatment of diseases, prevention of diseases, modification of physiological functions, improvement of growth and productivity as well as for ensuring food safety. However, recent reports have revealed that the use of veterinary drugs in large amounts and consistently could result in deposition of antimicrobial residues in muscle and organs of animal. Consumption of these residues in animal products may pose health risk to consumers including development of antibiotic resistance bacteria, allergy, reproductive disorder and hypersensitivity reaction. It is in line with this that this chapter seeks to examine the cause, occurrence, mode of detection, health implication and possible solution to veterinary drugs residues in meat and meat products.

Categorisation of Antimicrobial Use in Fijian Livestock Production Systems

“…Our results show that the percentage of imprudent AMU was higher in semi-commercial and backyard systems. The high use of antimicrobials may contribute to the development of AMR [29] and higher chances of antimicrobial residues being found in food of animal origins as reported in other studies [25,57], therefore contributing risks to all in the agri-food value chain. Given that most enterprises raised livestock in the backyard and semi-commercial farming systems (Table 4), there is considerable reliance for Fijians on the semi-commercial and backyard farming systems despite the commercial farming system being the primary source of food in the agri-food chain, similarly demonstrated in other studies [6].…”

“…Antibiotics 2022, 11, 294 2 of 17 Antimicrobials have traditionally been used to treat diseases in livestock; however, antimicrobials have also been used prophylactically in flocks/herds of animals and for growth promotion [16,24,25]. The prophylactic use may be predominant in commercial systems due to higher stock density; however, it is presumed that AMU for growth promotion may be more common in systems that have fewer veterinary interventions [22,26,27].…”

Human Health Risks Related to Penicillin G and Oxytetracycline Residues Intake Through Beef Consumption and Consumer Knowledge About Drug Residues in Maroua, Far North of Cameroon

“…This can also reduce consumers' confidence and result to adverse impact on country's economy. Finally, one of the major problems that can arise from this consumption is bacterial resistance to antibiotic (11), which is a public health problem and a challenge of our time due to the current and potential impact on global population health, costs to healthcare systems, and gross domestic product, mainly through reduced treatment options (35,36). Indeed, infections caused by resistant bacteria result in longer duration of illness, higher mortality rates, and increased costs associated with alternative treatment (37).…”

“…These residues may be harmful to human health (disruptions of normal intestinal flora, allergic reactions, mutagenic effect, risk of teratogenicity, carcinogenicity, etc.) after intake of contaminated beef (11). In fact, foods of animal origin containing residues of drugs are considered a public health risk (12).…”

Wavelength Dependence of the Transformation Mechanism of Sulfonamides Using Different LED Light Sources and TiO2 and ZnO Photocatalysts

“…The release of antimicrobial agents to the environment causes several environmental, ecological, and public health problems [ 1 , 2 ]. Infection caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria results in more than 33,000 deaths in Europe.…”