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The use of nitrofurans in feeds and animal foods is prohibited due to their toxic effects. Especially in feeds, nitrofan was used to accelerate growth and prevent bacterial infection.
Nitrofurans are rapidly metabolized. Nitrofurans are found in animal tissues as protein-bound metabolites. The use of nitrofurans in feeds and foods is prohibited due to their carcinogenic nature.
Nitrofurans are a large group of compounds characterized by a nitro group at position 5 of the furan ring. The most important members of this group are furaltadone, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurazone and furazolidone. It is widely used in veterinary and medical fields due to its broad antimicrobial effects.
Toxicological studies on nitrofurans have revealed their carcinogenic and genotoxic effects. For this reason, it poses a risk to enter the human body through food. It is one of the important test parameters carried out in accredited laboratories, especially on foods of animal origin such as milk and meat products.
