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21 CFR 556.720: Tetracycline.
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 tetracycline residues (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 and sheep. (i) Kidney and fat: 12 ppm.
(ii) Liver: 6 ppm.
(iii) Muscle: 2 ppm.
(2) Chickens and turkeys. (i) Kidney and fat: 12 ppm.
(ii) Liver: 6 ppm.
(iii) Muscle: 2 ppm.
(3) Swine. (i) Kidney and fat: 12 ppm.
(ii) Liver: 6 ppm.
(iii) Muscle: 2 ppm.
(c) Related conditions of use. See §§ 520.2345c and 520.2345d of this chapter.
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