]> http://www.fsascience.net/taxonomy/term/1/0 en http://www.fsascience.net/2008/05/15/nicarbazin_project <p>In April last year, I <a href="2007/04/04/reducing_residues" target="_blank" title="Previous blog - opens in a new browser window" rel="nofollow">mentioned</a> the start of a joint initiative with the poultry industry to identify ways in which farmers can reduce residues of the feed additive nicarbazin, a type of feed additive used to control coccidiosis, a disease that can prove fatal for poultry. Though not a significant food safety risk, consumers should reasonably expect veterinary medicine residues to be kept to a minimum in their food.<br />&nbsp;<br />The results were <a href="http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2008/may/nicarbazin0508" target="_blank" title="FSA website - opens in a new browser window" rel="nofollow">published</a> on 13 May in &lsquo;Reducing the Incident and Levels of Nicarbazin Residues in British Chicken&rsquo;, a good example of how the Agency can work with industry.</p> Updates Thu, 15 May 2008 17:10:26 +0100