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Veterinary drug residues in food

The levels and presence of veterinary drug residues in food of animal origin are legislated in the EU with limits often varying with the drug residue.
The MicroLC method on a YMC-Triart C18 capillary column easily fulfills the requirements of the current EU legislation.
The chromatograms clearly demonstrate an improvement in sensitivity when moving to MicroLC. The cut in analyse time provides great potential of cost savings by up to 90% in regards to solvents.
See the full application note here.