Antibiotics -- the "killer" of China's animal products export

Introduction: since 2002, in the field of China's export of animal products, the following bad news has come one after another: on January 25, 2002, the European Commission passed a resolution banning the import of Chinese animal origin food On January 31, 2002, the Norwegian food inspection agency announced that it was in line with the European Union to ban the import of animal derived food from China On February 8, 2002, the Czech Republic and Hungary announced a moratorium on the import of shellfish food from China On February 19, 2002, the British Food Standards Agency recommended that British stores stop selling all honey and mixed honey produced in China At the end of February 2002, the European Union informed member states to conduct compulsory inspection of Chinese honey on their market, and to seal up, return or destroy unqualified goods Subsequently, Norway, Saudi Arabia and other countries followed suit Markets such as Japan, Canada, the United States and Hong Kong have also stepped up the testing of honey from mainland China China's agricultural exports are suddenly in trouble Many of China's export products have been banned and returned in some countries and regions, but there is only one reason: antibiotics exceed the standard! In response, China's Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation has made negotiations with relevant countries, strongly protesting the unilateral actions taken by relevant countries and unfair trade acts against China However, this series of "blocking" events should also give our country's agricultural product exporters a painful lesson: to be invincible in the international competition, we must understand the relevant rules and regulations of the importing country, and strictly control the food safety, otherwise the "green barriers" are hard to pass, and our country's exporters will suffer heavy losses Antibiotic residues in agricultural products have been concerned by many countries, especially developed countries In fact, antibiotics have been widely used in the breeding industry, and most of them have been removed before killing these animals, so antibiotics themselves will not have a direct impact on human beings However, some of the drugs that people take are similar to the structure of antibiotics in terms of tissue structure, and even some antibiotics are originally shared by people and animals Once microorganisms have the ability to resist certain antibiotics in animals, they are also resistant to the drugs that treat people's diseases Then the human infectious diseases caused by these bacteria become difficult to control with drugs Now people have found many Salmonella strains which can resist many kinds of antibiotics (such as penicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfonamides, tetracycline, etc.) at the same time As a result, many experts have called for a ban on the use of antibiotics in animal feed Europe took the lead in this respect As early as 1998, the European Union banned a series of antibiotics shared by human and livestock, such as spiramycin, tylosin, Virginia mycin and zinc bacitracin, from being used as feed additives Four antibiotics, Flavophospholipol, salinomycin sodium, Avilamycin and monensin sodium, which are currently reserved for use in Europe, must be phased out before 2006, the European Commission said Sweden has been strictly forbidden to use all kinds of antibiotics in animal feed, and its "Swedish model" of animal disease prevention through improving health conditions is praised by all countries Although there are strict regulations and restrictions on the use of antibiotics in China, the implementation is not satisfactory Some manufacturers blindly use penicillin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline and other banned antibiotics Tetracycline, oxytetracycline and chlortetracycline in tetracycline family have been widely used in feed additives, animals and drugs After taking tetracycline, bones become storage organs, which can remain in muscles for a long time and affect human health In addition, due to the lack of strict management, nonstandard dosage and insufficient drug suspension period, these have become potential risks for the export of animal derived food in China In addition, at present, there are more than 20 kinds of antimicrobial additives approved for application in China, and there are some differences between countries in approving or banning the application of such additives Therefore, exporters must be clear about the specific provisions of each country in this regard, so as to avoid the rejection of export products This series of "killing" events should also be a wake-up call for China's feed industry In the future, the domestic feed manufacturers should follow the international trend, gradually stop using antibiotic additives, and turn to develop non-toxic side effects, non residual drug additives such as microbial additives However, domestic agricultural production enterprises should pay attention to food safety, standardize production and processing processes, improve product quality, and then expand the international market and increase product efficiency I hope that the news of China's agricultural products' export rejection will not come back again and again I hope that China's agricultural products can connect with the international market as soon as possible, cross the "green barrier" and enter the international market.