Quality Assurance
(ConllniMd from Pag* A 26)
common sense could see the fluff
in this ad. But I would also guess
that most readers would wonder
how much of the information real
ly is true, given the fact that many
surveys document consumer con
cerns about drug residues in meat
Case 2 : A few months ago, dur
ing a farm visit to solve an MMA
problem, I asked a swine producer
what medication he was using in
his lactation feed. He answered,
“I’m not sure.” And so I asked
whether he knew if there was any
medication in the feed. He wasn’t
certain of that either. A trip to the
premix room showed that there
was no medication in the sow feed.
However, we did notice several
bags ofTylan + Sulfa. Did he real
ize that the sulfa in this product
was sulfamethazine, and that this
particular drug was responsible for
most of our violative drug
residues? He did not Incidentally,
he was using the medication only
for grower pigs. But the grower
pigs happened to be housed in the
finishing bam.
Case 3: If someone asked you
whether injectable procaine peni
cillin were approved for use in
hogs, you would probably correct
ly answer, “Yes.” Now, if you
were also asked what swine dis
eases are legal to treat with penicil
lin. I’ll bet you’re like most pro
ducers and don’t know for sure. In
fact, erysipelas is the only disease
for which penicillin can legally be
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All three of these cases under
score our need for a Pork Quality
Assurance Program. In short, we
need it to maintain consumer con
fidence. and we need it to ensure
producers understand and practice
proper drug handling. Both of
these benefits can result from only
minimal producer effort
How The
Program Works
- Levels I and II consist of a self
instruction booklet that will take
less than one hour to complete. In
these sections, producers become
familiar with the reasons we use
drugs in animal production. And
more importantly, theyleam what
is involved in the responsible use
of animal health products.
For example, all producer?
understand the concept of with
drawal. But some may not realize
that drug carryover can occur if
feeders, storage bins, -auger sys
tems, mixing equipment, and pens
(manure) are not cleaned when the
drug is withdrawn.
Another concept that may not be
taken seriously is that of proper
feed mixing. Emptying the mixer
too soon after the last ingredient is
added, overfilling the mixer, and
operating a mixer with worn parts
can all result in a poorly mixed
feed which may contain pockets of
high drug concentrations.
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Levels I and II is the understanding
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of the veterinarian/dient/patient
relationship. Without this commit
ment, there may be many seeming
ly routine uses of drugs that, in
fact, are illegal. The case of inject
ing penicillin for something other
than erysipelas is a perfect
example.
Having completed Levels I and
11, the producer is ready for Level
111, the final stage in the program.
This level consists of 10 “Critical
Control Points” that must be
understood and followed for the
program to be valid. The control
points begin with
effective herd health plan, and end
with an annual assurance check
list. To complete Level m, some
one must “sign off” that you not
only understand the program, but
are dedicated to following it. The
person who signs off need not be a
veterinarian, but that would be the
most logical choice since the
veterinarian/client/patient rela
tionship must be established
anyway.
What Does
The Program Cost?
There is no cost for the mater
ials. But you will likely have
charges from the veterinarian or
consultant in your progress toward
completion of Level 111.
What Is The
Program Worth?
Getting your drug handling pro
cedures on sound footing makes
good sense economically. It
reduces the risk of a drug residue.
And chances are you’ll look at
your operation in a new perspec-
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money, but help you focus on the
important tasks.
So even if there weren’t a world
of consumers bearing down on us
with critical eyes, the merits of the
program are obvious. But the fact
is the very individuals who create
the hog maiket are the same ones
who wonder how we use drugs,
why we use drugs, and what
impact these products have on
their lives.
And as we continually claw our
way into a highly competitive
world market, we’re reminded that
Pork Quality Assurance is more
than a good idea, we really don’t
have a choice.
A 1 Tank, National Pork Produc
ers vice-president for foreign trade,
makes a compelling point that the
buyers in Japan understand the
Pork Quality Assurance Program
inside and out. So there is little rea
son for our producers not to.
Chances are, your veterinarian
already knows about the program.
If not, all materials are available
from die National Pork Producers
Council by calling (800)
456-7675, or (800) 456-PORK.
(Editor’s note: Carolyn Ritter,
Dover, said the quality assur
ance program is mostly common
sense following withdrawal
times on drugs and not using
drugs if you don’t need to. “The
main goal is to put the best pork
on the table for the consumer,’’
she said.)
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
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Lowell Wilson
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Animal Science
Penn State
A comprehensive Veal Quality
Assurance Educational Program
was initiated by the American Veal
Association in 1988. This
industry-funded, industry-directed
program is comparable to QA
programs in other species and pro
duction systems.
More than 80 percent of U.S.
special-fed veal producers and
others in the indusby have partici
pated in QA seminars since 1988.
Few medications arc labeled
specifically for special-fed veal;
most drugs are used in an extra
label manner, which requires a
prescription from an attending
veterinarian.
Recently the Center for Veterin
ary Medicine of the Food and Drug
Administration issued a policy that
states that veal calves will be
assigned the same target tissue,
tolerance, and marker residue
assigned to ruminating calves and/
or cattle. The impact of this policy
is that sponsors who wish to add a
veal calf label to a drug approved
for ruminating animals will need
mly go through an abbreviated
procedure similar to that currently
used for approval for minor use/
minor species labeling of a drug.
The QA program developed by
the American Veal Association
has already demonstrated its value
in reduction of residues in special
fed veal to less than one-third of
one percent of samples tested by
the USDA Food Safety Inspection
Service.
More information on the veal
QA program is available from
American Veal Association, One
Naperville Plaza, 1804 Naper
Boulevard, Suite 241, Naperville
IL 60563, (708) 505-8521.
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