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Residue Testing Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 July 2004

Thursday, 8 July 2004

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Trevor Sargent

Ceist:

87 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the levels of antibiotics and other drugs banned from human consumption found by his Department’s residue testing programme in each of the past five years; and if he will report on the effect of each chemical banned, including nitrofurans, furazolidone and malachite green. [20981/04]

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The following are details of banned antibiotics and other banned drugs detected under the programme referred to in the years 1998-2003:

Year

No. of positives

Substance

Species

1998

12

Steroids

Bovine

15

Beta — agonists

Bovine

1

Nitrofurans

Bovine

1

Nitrofurans

Ovine

1

Carbadox

Porcine

1999

15

Beta-agonists

Bovine

1

Nitrofurans

Bovine

4

Carbadox

Bovine

2000

10

Steroids

Bovine

5

Leuco Malachite Green

Aquaculture The testing programme and follow up actions are managed by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

2001

6

Steroids

Bovine

1

Carbadox

Porcine

2002

32

Malachite Green/Leuco MG

Aquaculture

2003

10

Malachite Green/Leuco MG

Aquaculture

11

Nitrofurans

Bovine

Use of the substances referred to above is not authorised at EU level because of the risks they pose to the health of consumers. Relevant EU scientific papers are publicly available and I will arrange for these to be forwarded to the Deputy. My Department publishes annually the results of the national residue testing programme.

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