When animals are raised as a source of food for humans, special guidelines must be met to ensure their products (meat, milk, eggs) do not expose consumers to pharmaceuticals. To provide a safe and wholesome product, a treated animal must be held out of the food stream for a period of time to allow for any drug residues to be eliminated from the animal. This period of time is called the ____________ time.

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The correct term is "withdrawal" time, which refers to the period an animal must be held out of the food supply after treatment with pharmaceuticals to ensure all drug residues are eliminated from its system.

When Animals Are Raised as a Source of Food for Humans