Antibiotic Residue- Food Producing Animal Origin and Its Impact on Human Health

Antibiotics residue in foods of animal origin are one of the sources of concern among the public and medical health professionals.Antibiotic residues in feedstuffs are currently a problem of some magnitude in different parts of the world particularly due to associated public health concerns that include hypersensitivity reactions, antibiotic resistance, toxicity, teratogenicity, and carcinogenicity.Use of antibiotics as feed additives at sub therapeutic dose should be strictly prohibited. For therapeutic purpose, it must be used in proper dose for proper time. There are two major concerns in the presence of antibiotic residues in milk, meat and egg. One is allergic reaction even at smaller dose, another development of antibiotic resistance and disruption of soil microbial community. Monitoring of antibiotic residues in milk and milk products, meat and meat products, egg, faeces and urine is necessary to safeguard the health of the consumers as well as minimize environmental contamination