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21 CFR 556.150: Chlortetracycline.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 21—Food and Drugs
- CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER E—ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS
- PART 556—TOLERANCES FOR RESIDUES OF NEW ANIMAL DRUGS IN FOOD
- Subpart B—Specific Tolerances for Residues of Approved and Conditionally Approved New Animal Drugs
(a) Acceptable daily intake (ADI). The ADI for total residue of tetracyclines including chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline is 25 µg/kg of body weight per day.
(b) Tolerances. The tolerances for the sum of tetracycline residues are:
(1) Cattle. (i) Liver: 6 ppm.
(ii) Kidney and fat: 12 ppm.
(iii) Muscle: 2 ppm.
(2) Chickens, turkeys, and ducks. (i) Liver: 6 ppm.
(ii) Kidney and fat: 12 ppm.
(iii) Muscle: 2 ppm.
(iv) Eggs: 0.4 ppm for chlortetracycline only.
(3) Sheep. (i) Liver: 6 ppm.
(ii) Kidney and fat: 12 ppm.
(iii) Muscle: 2 ppm.
(4) Swine. (i) Liver: 6 ppm.
(ii) Kidney and fat: 12 ppm.
(iii) Muscle: 2 ppm.
(c) Related conditions of use. See §§ 520.441, 520.443, 520.445, 558.128, and 558.140 of this chapter.
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