Results from the monitoring of veterinary medicinal product residues and other substances in live animals and animal products - Finland

This dataset contains the monitoring results of veterinary medicinal product residues and other substances measured in live animals and animal products analysed by the national competent authority of Finland. The presence of unauthorised substances, residues of veterinary medicinal products or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health. For this reason and in order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, a comprehensive legislative framework has been established in the European Union (EU) which defines maximum limits permitted in food and monitoring programmes for the control of the presence of these substances in the food chain. Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 establishes maximum limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in food-producing animals and animal products. Maximum residue levels for pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. Commission Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 lays down the maximum limits for the presence of certain contaminants in animal products. Council Directive 96/23/EC lays down measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof, mainly veterinary medicinal products, in live animals and animal products. Additionally, Commission Decision 97/747/EC lays down levels and frequencies of sampling for certain animal products. The dataset contains the results of laboratory tests from samples taken from bovines, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, poultry, rabbits, farmed game, wild game aquaculture, milk, eggs and honey. Targeted samples are taken with the aim of detecting illegal treatment or controlling compliance with the maximum levels laid down in the relevant legislation. This means that, in their national plans Member States target the groups of animals (species, gender, age) where the probability of finding residues is the highest. Suspect samples are taken as a consequence of i) non-compliant results on samples taken in accordance with the monitoring plan, ii) possession or presence of prohibited substances at any point during manufacture, storage, distribution or sale through the food and feed production chain, or iii) suspicion or evidence of illegal treatment or non-compliance with the withdrawal period for an authorised medicinal veterinary product. Residues of pharmacologically active substances mean active substances, excipients or degradation products and their metabolites, which remain in food. Unauthorised substances or products mean substances or products prohibited under European Union legislation. Non-compliant sample is a sample that has been analysed for the presence of one or more substances and failed to comply with the legal provisions for at least one substance. Thus, a sample can be non-compliant for one or more substances. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION: VMPR_2022 – Finnish Food Authority VMPR_2021 – Finnish Food Authority VMPR_2020 – Finnish Food Authority VMPR_2019 – Finnish Food Authority VMPR_2018 – Finnish Food Authority VMPR_2017 – Finnish Food Authority

本数据集包含芬兰国家主管部门对活体动物（live animals）及动物源产品（animal products）开展检测得到的兽药残留（veterinary medicinal product residues）及其他物质的监测结果。食品中存在未授权物质（unauthorised substances）、兽药残留或化学污染物（chemical contaminants）可能对公众健康构成风险。为此，为保障高水平的消费者保护（consumer protection），欧盟（EU）建立了完善的法律框架，明确了食品中的最大允许限量以及用于管控食物链（food chain）内此类物质存在的监测方案。

（欧盟）第37/2010号条例（Regulation (EU) No 37/2010）规定了食用动物及动物源产品中的兽药残留最大限量；（欧共体）第396/2005号条例（Regulation (EC) No 396/2005）规定了动植物源食品及饲料中的农药最大残留限量；（欧共体）委员会第1881/2006号条例（Commission Regulation (EC) 1881/2006）规定了动物源产品中特定污染物的最大允许限量；欧盟理事会第96/23/EC号指令（Council Directive 96/23/EC）规定了针对活体动物及动物源产品内部分物质（主要为兽药）及其残留的监测措施；此外，欧盟委员会第97/747/EC号决定（Commission Decision 97/747/EC）规定了部分动物源产品的采样水平与采样频率。

本数据集包含从牛（bovines）、猪（pigs）、绵羊（sheep）、山羊（goats）、马（horses）、家禽（poultry）、兔（rabbits）、养殖野味（farmed game）、野生野味（wild game）、水产养殖品（aquaculture）、乳类（milk）、蛋类（eggs）及蜂蜜（honey）中采集的样本的实验室检测（laboratory tests）结果。

针对性采样（targeted samples）的目标为检测非法用药行为，或核查是否符合相关法规规定的最大限量标准。换言之，欧盟成员国（Member States）在其国家监测计划中，会优先针对检出残留概率最高的动物类群（物种、性别、年龄）开展采样。

可疑样本的产生情形包括：i）依据监测计划采集的样本检测结果不合格；ii）在食品及饲料生产链的制造、储存、分销或销售任一环节中拥有或检出禁用物质；iii）存在非法用药或未遵守授权兽药休药期（withdrawal period）的嫌疑或证据。

药理活性物质（pharmacologically active substances）残留指残留在食品中的活性物质、辅料（excipients）、降解产物（degradation products）及其代谢物（metabolites）；未授权物质或产品指欧盟法规中禁止使用的物质或产品；不合格样本（non-compliant sample）指针对一种或多种物质开展检测后，至少有一种物质不符合法律规定的样本。因此，单个样本可能因一种或多种物质而被判定为不合格。

各数据批次的报送机构如下：
VMPR_2022 – 芬兰食品管理局（Finnish Food Authority）
VMPR_2021 – 芬兰食品管理局（Finnish Food Authority）
VMPR_2020 – 芬兰食品管理局（Finnish Food Authority）
VMPR_2019 – 芬兰食品管理局（Finnish Food Authority）
VMPR_2018 – 芬兰食品管理局（Finnish Food Authority）
VMPR_2017 – 芬兰食品管理局（Finnish Food Authority）