In 18 papers delivered at a symposium in New York City, August 1991, chemists review recent developments in techniques to test meat, poultry, milk, and other food of animal origin, for residues of antibiotics and other drugs used for such purposes as improving feed efficiency or promoting growth. Mo

In the last three decades. use of antibiotics/drugs in animal husbandry programs has grown tremendously. Antibiotics/drugs are used therapeutically to cure diseases. and subtherapeutically to control the outbreak of diseases, improve feed efficiency and promote growth. The presence of antibiotic/drug residues in food products of animal origin. i.e meat, poultry and milk, can be a potential health hazard to consumers. Significant research is being done to develop new methods or to improve on existing methods to confirm and quantitatively determine the antibiotic/drug residues in meat, poultry...