[Allergenic residues of veterinary drugs in food (author's transl)].

Residues of veterinary drugs can be found in human food and be involved in allergic untoward reactions in consumers. The current french law on veterinary pharmacy allows to control this risk. Therefore, to evaluate this risk the following topics are considered: 1) origin of food contamination by allergenic compounds and characteristics of residues, 2) effects of these residues. Observations demonstrate that residues may elicit clinical reactions in sensitized individuals; on the contrary, an sensitizing effect is probably minor in pratice.