title: Developing a systematic approach to ranking residues of veterinary medicines.
abstract: This is the last in an occasional series of articles produced for Veterinary Record by the Veterinary Residues Committee(*). It describes a matrix ranking system developed by the committee to provide a systematic approach to ranking residues of veterinary medicines, and some prohibited substances, based on the risk they pose to consumers.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004350:Drug Residues / Q000633:toxicity*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D019155:Veterinary Drugs