Vol. 44, No. 3, 2000
THE RESIDUES OF ANTIBIOTICS AND OTHER ANTIBACTERIAL SUBSTANCES IN POULTRY MEAT AND EGGS IN POLAND
Różańska, H.
Department of Hygiene of Food of Animal Origin
National Veterinary Research Institute
Partyzantów 57
24-100 Pulawy
Poland
This paper was originally presented at the international conference HYGIENA ALIMENTORUM XXI held in the hotel PATRIA trbské Pleso, The High Tatras from 1st to 3rd June 2000
Summary
In the period 1993 - 1999 the samples from 19 204 poultry carcasses and 15 477 eggs were investigated for the presence of antibiotics or other antibacterial substances within the framework of the national monitoring and testing programme for the control of chemical and biological residues in animal tissues and products. The microbiological qualitative "4-plates" method was used for the selection of positive samples. Positive results were confirmed using quantitative microbiological methods based on the Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook, USDA, 1974. The residues of antibiotics or other antibacterial substances were detected in 64 poultry carcasses, which is about 0.33% of the totaL number of samples analysed. The residues were also detected in 75 eggs (0.48%). These results indicated that residues of antibiotics and other antibacterial substances rarely occurred in poultry and presented a low risk for comsumers.
Key words: antibiotics; poultry; residues
References
Folia Veterinaria / 2000