Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Residues in Food Production
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 217
Editors
Interests: sample preparation techniuqes; pharmaceutical analysis; residue analysis; instrumental analysis; sustainability in chemical analysis; green chemistry; nanoscience
Interests: edible oils; polyphenols; gums; nutraceuticals
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Dear Colleagues,
The use of antibiotics in animals used for food production is crucial for animal health, product quality, and sustainability. Incorrect use poses a public health risk by causing allergic reactions, intestinal disorders, and, most importantly, the development of bacterial resistance in humans who consume food produced from these animals. Furthermore, trace amounts of antibiotics enter the ecosystem through waste, threatening living organisms. For these reasons, it is increasingly important globally that antibiotic use be supervised by veterinarians, in accordance with regulations and current legislation, and that accurate and reliable analytical techniques be developed to monitor and control antibiotic residues in food.
This Special Issue will include current legislation and application approaches regarding the use of antibiotics in animals, along with risk assessment studies supporting the protection of public health. Furthermore, innovative and sustainable sample preparation techniques and analytical methods with high sensitivity and selectivity developed for the detection, monitoring, and quantification of antibiotic residues in food products will be a key focus of this Special Issue. Studies examining the environmental and sustainability aspects of antibiotic residue determination, and the relationship between antimicrobial resistance and One Health, will also be welcome.
Prof. Dr. Ismail Murat Palabiyik
Prof. Dr. N.A. Michael Eskin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibiotic use in animals
- veterinary drug legislation
- food safety
- antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- risk assessment
- one-health approach
- sample preparation techniques
- antibiotic residue analysis in food
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