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... 

Craigmill AL, Miller GR, Gehring R, Pierce AN, Riviere JE, Meta-analysis of pharmacokinetic data of veterinary drugs using the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank Oxytetracycline and procaine peniciUin G, J. Vet. Pharmacol. Ther. 2004 27 343-353. 

Wang J, Gehring R, Baynes RE, Webb AI, Whitford C, Payne MA, Fitzgerald K, Craigmill AL, Riviere JE, Evaluation of the advisory services provided by the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank, J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 2003 223 1596-1598. 

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). 

Boison, J.O. Chromatographic methods of analysis of penicillins in food-animal tissues and their significance in regulatory programs for residue reduction and avoidance. J. Chromatogr. 1992, 624, 171-194 (review). 

Limit food contamination by pesticides present in the environment. It is important to recognise that the use of pesticides near to crops and farm animals, and in factories concerned with food production, can lead to residues in food. Obviously this can be particularly difficult to detect if surveillance for residues looks mainly for those pesticides used directly on crops or farm animals. The remedy is to extend surveillance and to remind users to be very careful to avoid adventitious contamination of food at all stages of production right through to marketing. 

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