HSE

Contents: Pt.I Drugs in food-producing animals. -- 1. A general view of drug usage -- 2. Some pharmacokinetic considerations -- 3. Antibacterial drugs -- 4. Antihelminthic drugs -- 5. Anticoccidial and other antiprotozoal drugs -- 6. Antimicrobial growth promoters -- 7. Anabolic hormonal-type growth promoters -- 8. Other drugs -- 9. Benefits and risks of drug usage -- Pt.II Residues in food -- 10. Drug residues and public health -- 11. Safety assessment and control of residues -- 12. Global harmonization of regulatory requirements -- 13. Incidence of violative residues in food --14. Factors influencing the occurence of residues in foods -- 15. Costs of residues in the livestock industry -- 16. Residue avoidance management -- 17. Stability of residues during food processing -- 18. Consumer perceptions and concerns -- Pt.III Analysis of drug residues -- 19. The analytical challenge -- 20. Sample preparation -- 21. Derivatization -- 22. Separation -- 23. Detection -- 24. Confirmation -- 25. Validation -- 26. Analytical strategy -- 27. Microbiological methods -- 28. Immunochemical methods -- 29. Physicochemical methods -- 30. Future trends -- Index.