Assessment of antibiotic residues and microbiological safety in Lebanese dairy products: Akkawi cheese, yogurt, and labneh, collected across Lebanese dairy industries.
Antibiotic residues in dairy products and the resulting antibiotic-resistant bacteria represent a major global public health concern. This study evaluated the microbiological safety of 400 dairy samples collected over two consecutive years (2022 and 2023) from 16 dairy residue industries across four governorates in Leb...