Application of risk assessment and management principles to the extralabel use of drugs in food‐producing animals
- 11 January 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Vol. 29 (1), 5-14
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2885.2006.00707.x
Abstract
A risk assessment of the food safety implications of drugs used in food-producing animals is an essential component of the regulatory approval process for products containing these drugs. This ensures that there is negligible risk to human health if these drugs are used according to the instructions that appear on the approved label. A relative paucity of approved products for veterinary species; however, forces veterinarians worldwide to use drugs in an extralabel manner to treat disease and alleviate suffering in animals. In food-producing animals, this may result in residues that are potentially harmful to the human consumer. This review describes how risk assessment principles can be extended to evaluate the risks posed by different classes of extralabel drug use. Risk management practices in the United States and Europe are summarized and contrasted to illustrate the application of these principles.Keywords
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