Veterinary Drug Residues

Veterinary Residues are the very small amounts of veterinary medicines that can remain in animal products and therefore make their way into the food chain. This includes any degredation products, which are the result of the medicine breaking down into its component parts.

Eurofins has an international network of laboratories that are capable of testing for these residues. All sampling, testing and laboratory analysis is performed in accordance with national and international standards.

The Eurofins Competence Centre for Veterinary Residue Testing in Hamburg (Eurofins | Wiertz-Eggert-Jörissen) is one of the leading laboratories in the area of veterinary drug testing with many years of experience. Eurofins applies the whole range of modern analytical technologies (LC-MS/MS, Surface plasmon reference (SPR, biocore), Immunoassays, etc.).

Eurofins tests all relevant matrices:

  • Meat and meat products
  • Crustaceans and shellfishes
  • Fish and fish products
  • Egg and egg products
  • Honey
  • Milk and milk products
  • Finished products

Main analytical parameters for drug residue analysis

  • Tetracyclines
  • Sulphonamides
  • Chloramphenicols
  • Streptomycin
  • Macrolides
  • Nitrofurans
  • Other antibiotics

Contact

For more detailed information about veterinary residues please contact your local Eurofins laboratory