FARAD Food Animal Residue Avoidance

S. F. Sundlof, J. E. Riviere, and A. L. Craigmill, Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) Trade Name File, A Comprehensive Compendium ofi Food Animal Drugs, University of Florida, Gainsvihe, 1988. 

Another information database that originated with the Residue Avoidance Program in 1982 is the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD). 

Whenever possible, veterinarians should use approved products. If there is no suitable approved product, then agents approved for use in other species may be used in horses as long as there is a valid veterinarian-client-animal relationship. The veterinarian must be available in the case of treatment failure or adverse reactions and must be able to provide information on the withdrawal time prior to slaughter or competition. For information on withdrawal periods, veterinarians should consult a database such as the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) in the USA (Riviere et al 1998). FARAD centers are being established worldwide. Drug withdrawal times for performance horses will vary between sports and countries. The governing body of a particular discipline should be consulted for the appropriate current guidelines. 

J.E. Riviere, A.L. Craigmill, S.F. Sundlof. The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) An Automated Pharmacologic Databank for Drug and Chemical Residue Avoidance. /ozh z a/ of Food Protection, Vol. 49, pgs 826-830,1986. 

As discussed below, various residue detection programs are in use. All are designed to minimize the incidence of non-compliant residues. In the matter of prevention, the role of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) should be noted. FARAD is a USDA-supported computerized databank, established in 1982, with the objective of minimizing residue violations, through the collection, collation, and dissemination of information relevant... 

This is a multistate collaborative effort funded by the US Department of Agriculture Extension Service as a repository of residue avoidance information and educational materials. FARAD has evolved into an expert-mediated residue avoidance decision support system, and its focus is the production of safe food of animal origin (5). 

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