Control of food safety in aquaculture products
Control of food safety in aquaculture products
Control of food safety in aquaculture products
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Aquaculture & veter<strong>in</strong>ary drugs<br />
• Codex Guidel<strong>in</strong>es:<br />
“ Any veter<strong>in</strong>ay drug for <strong>aquaculture</strong> must comply with national regulations<br />
and <strong>in</strong>ternational guidel<strong>in</strong>es” (<strong>in</strong> accordance with the International Code<br />
Recomended <strong>of</strong> practices <strong>of</strong> control the Use <strong>of</strong> Veter<strong>in</strong>ary Drugs CAC/RCP<br />
38-1993).<br />
The regulation <strong>of</strong> the use <strong>of</strong> these substances must go on <strong>in</strong> accordance<br />
with Codex Guidel<strong>in</strong>es for the Establishment <strong>of</strong> Regulation Programme for<br />
the <strong>Control</strong> <strong>of</strong> veter<strong>in</strong>ary drugs residues on <strong>food</strong> (CAC/GL 16-1993)<br />
• Veter<strong>in</strong>ary drugs <strong>in</strong> <strong>aquaculture</strong>:<br />
“whatever active substance applicated or adm<strong>in</strong>istrated to any animal, <strong>in</strong><br />
particular those dest<strong>in</strong>ated to <strong>food</strong> production like fishes and crustaceans,<br />
for therapeutic purpose or disease diagnosis”