2018 August 26 SPSFAM Book

Background

• A draft Fitness for Purpose Statement was developed and  accepted by the SPSFAM Stakeholder Panel for the method  which was to be based on LC‐tandem MS. • The method should be applicable to the analysis of veterinary  drugs in: • Raw food materials  such as raw milk, meat, fish, seafood and  eggs; • Semi finished food products such as skimmed milk powder,  whey protein concentrate/hydrolysate, lactose, meat powder  and related materials; and • Finished products including infant formula, milk and meat‐ based infant cereals, and baby foods • The method must be capable of checking the  compliance with respect to worldwide regulatory limits.

Fitness for Purpose As Agreed September 24, 2017

• The method should be applicable to the screening and identification  of veterinary drugs (antibiotics, antiparasitics, anti‐inflammatories  & tranquilizers) in: ▪ raw milk,  ▪ processed dairy powder ingredients (full‐cream milk, fat‐filled  milk, skimmed milk, whey proteins, lactose, caseinate),  ▪ meat including muscle, kidney, liver and fat (chicken, duck,  turkey, beef, pork, lamb, veal),  ▪ fish and seafood  

▪ egg powders (whole, white and yolk), and  ▪ infant formulae (regular and hydrolyzed). 

• The method should be consistent with worldwide regulatory  requirements .