date:Jul 04, 2012
FSIS already tests for the presence of chenical compounds including legal and illegal veterinary drugs, pesticides, hormones and environmental contaminents through its National Residue Program (NRP). The new measures will enable it to extend this testing, analysing samples for more chemical compounds than previously possible.
Using multi-residue methods, FSIS will be able to test one sample for 55 pesticide chemicals, 9 kinds of antibiotics, various metals, and eventually more than 50 other c