Abstract: Antiviral drugs have been banned from being used in food-producing animals in many countries of the world. Long-term use of such drugs will cause a series of problems such as drug residues, animal poisoning and virus variation and, which will have a detrimental impact on human health. However, so far, the country has not yet promulgated a national standard for the determination of antiviral drug residues in foods. In this review, the major detection methods for antiviral drugs, including enzyme immunoassay, chromatography, spectroscopy, electrochemical sensor, and chip method are summarized and analyzed. We hope that this review will provide theoretical supports to promote the detection of antiviral drugs in foods.

Key words: antiviral drugs, food, detection