New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), carried out in collaboration with research institutions in South and Southeast Asia, provides one of the first directly comparable assessments of antimicrobial residues in poultry, using a standardised testing approach across multiple countries. The findings offer new insights for food safety and public health, after identifying antimicrobial residues in chicken meat samples from Bangladesh, India and northern Vietnam, with some exceeding internationally recognised safety limits. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health concern, possibly driven in part by the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals. When these medicines are used to…