What is an antibiotic residue?
                                
                                
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                                According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the presence of drug residues in food of animal origin can pose significant health risks to consumers. An antibiotic residue is a trace amount of an antibiotic or its metabolites that remains in edible products like meat, milk, and eggs after an animal has been treated with the medication.