The latest round of sampling has arrived! Excessive residues of veterinary drugs such as metronidazole and doxycycline have been detected in many places including Shandong, Jiangsu, and Chongqing!

The latest round of sampling has arrived! Excessive residues of veterinary drugs such as metronidazole and doxycycline have been detected in many places including Shandong, Jiangsu, and Chongqing!

2024.09.10

       According to the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementing regulations, as well as the Jining City Food Safety Supervision and Sampling Plan, in order to further ensure food safety, the Jining City Market Supervision Bureau conducted supervision and sampling of 446 batches of samples from 28 major categories of food, including processed grain products, seasonings, edible agricultural products, edible oils, fats and their products, dairy products, sugar, tea and related products, alcoholic beverages, frozen drinks, vegetable products, food additives, canned foods, fruit products, stir fried foods and nut products, starch and starch products, soy products, beverages, egg products, biscuits, pastries, potatoes and puffed foods, frozen foods, candy products, meat products, convenience foods, bee products, catering foods, and aquatic products. Food, edible agricultural products Sixteen batches of samples from three major categories of food, including stir fried foods and nut products, were found to be unqualified, with excessive residues of agricultural and veterinary drugs, substandard quality indicators, and other pollutants detected.
The fresh eggs sold by the Yijie Comprehensive Business Department in Zoucheng City, which are claimed to be produced by the Yingjie Egg Chicken Farm in Qufu City, do not comply with the national food safety standards for metronidazole.
     The market supervision department in the jurisdiction where the production and operation operators are located has ordered the enterprise to investigate the product flow, recall and remove the unqualified products, control risks, and analyze the reasons for rectification for the unqualified products found in the above-mentioned sampling. The unqualified products involved have been inspected and disposed of as required.

 

     Metronidazole is a type of antibiotic, and the "List of Prohibited Veterinary Drugs and Other Compounds for Food Animals" clearly states that it is not allowed to be used for the purpose of anti stress, improving feed efficiency, and promoting animal growth in the process of food animal feeding, and cannot be detected in all animal foods.
Eggs contain metronidazole, which is generally related to the medication used by farmers during the feeding process of laying hens. Consumers who consume eggs containing metronidazole for a long time without their knowledge will develop certain drug resistance in the human body, affecting their health.