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Chapter: | 132AF
 | Title: | Harmful Substances in Food Regulations | Gazette Number: | E.R. 2 of 2012 |
| Schedule: | 1 | Heading: | Maximum Concentration of Certain Substances Present in Specified Foods | Version Date: | 02/08/2012 |
[regulations 3 & 4]
A | B | C | D | E |
Item |
| Description of substance | Description of food | Maximum concentration |
1. | Aflatoxin | Group of bis- furanocoumarin compounds and includes aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2, M1, M2, P1 and aflatoxicol | Any food other than peanut or its products Peanuts or peanut products | 15 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 20 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
2. | Amoxycillin |  | Muscle, liver and kidney of all food animals Milk | 50 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 4 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
3. | Ampicillin | | Muscle, liver and kidney of all food animals Milk | 50 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 4 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
4. | Bacitracin | | Muscle, liver and kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
5. | Benzylpenicillin | | Muscle, liver and kidney of all food animals Milk | 50 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 4 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
6. | Carbadox | Quinoxaline-2- carboxylic acid | Muscle of porcine Liver of porcine | 5 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 30 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
7. | Ceftiofur | Desfuroylceftiofur | Muscle of bovine and porcine Liver of bovine and porcine Kidney of bovine and porcine Milk | 1000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 2000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 6000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
8. | Chlortetracycline | Sum of the parent drug and its 4-epimers | Muscle of all food animals Liver of all food animals Kidney of all food animals Milk | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 300 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 600 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
9. | Cloxacillin | | Muscle, liver and kidney of all food animals Milk | 300 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 30 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
10. | Colistin | | Muscle and liver of bovine, porcine and poultry Kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 150 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 50 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
11. | Danofloxacin | | Muscle of bovine and poultry Muscle of porcine Liver of bovine and poultry Liver of porcine Kidney of bovine and poultry Kidney of porcine | 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 400 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 50 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 400 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
12. | Dicloxacillin | | Muscle, liver and kidney of all food animals Milk | 300 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 30 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
13. | Dihydro- streptomycin | Sum of dihydrostrepto- mycin and streptomycin | Muscle and liver of bovine, porcine and poultry Kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 1000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
14. | Dimetridazole | | Muscle, liver and kidney of porcine and poultry | 5 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
15. | Doxycycline | | Muscle of bovine, porcine and poultry Liver of bovine, porcine and poultry Kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 300 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 600 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
16. | Enrofloxacin | Sum of enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin | Muscle of bovine, porcine and poultry Liver of bovine Liver of porcine and poultry Kidney of bovine Kidney of porcine and poultry Milk | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 300 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 300 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
17. | Erucic acid | The fatty acid cis-docos-13- enoic acid | Any food to which oil or fat or a mixture thereof has been added Any oil or fat or any mixture thereof | 5 per centum by weight of their fatty acid content of all the oils and fats in the food. 5 per centum by weight of their fatty acid content. |
18. | Erythromycin | | Muscle, liver and kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 400 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 40 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
19. | Flumequine | | Muscle and liver of bovine, porcine and poultry Kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry | 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 3000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
20. | Furaltadone | | Muscle of porcine and poultry | 0 microgram per kilogram of the food. |
21. | Furazolidone | | Muscle, liver and kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry | 0 microgram per kilogram of the food. |
22. | Gentamicin | | Muscle of bovine, porcine and poultry Liver of bovine and porcine Kidney of bovine and porcine Liver and kidney of poultry Milk | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 2000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 5000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
23. | Ivermectin | 22, 23-Dihydro- avermectin B1a (H2B1a) | Liver of bovine Liver of porcine | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 15 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
24. | Josamycin | | Muscle and liver of poultry Kidney of poultry | 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 400 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
25. | Kitasamycin | | Muscle, liver and kidney of porcine and poultry | 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
26. | Lincomycin | | Muscle of bovine, porcine and poultry Liver of bovine, porcine and poultry Kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 1500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 150 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
26A. | Malachite green | Sum of malachite green and leucomalachite green | Any food (including live fish, live reptiles and live poultry) | 0 microgram per kilogram of the food. (L.N. 137 of 2005) |
26B. | Melamine | | Milk | 1 milligram per kilogram of the food. |
| | | Any food intended to be consumed principally by persons of an age group into which children under the age of 36 months fall | 1 milligram per kilogram of the food. |
| | | Any food intended to be consumed principally by pregnant or lactating women | 1 milligram per kilogram of the food. |
| | | Any other food | 2.5 milligrams per kilogram of the food. (L.N. 215 of 2008) |
27. | Metronidazole | | Muscle, liver and kidney of porcine and poultry | 0 microgram per kilogram of the food. |
28. | Neomycin | | Muscle and liver of bovine, porcine and poultry Kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 10000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
29. | Oxolinic acid | | Muscle of bovine, porcine and poultry Liver and kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 150 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
30. | Oxytetracycline | Sum of parent drug and its 4-epimer | Muscle of all food animals Liver of all food animals Kidney of all food animals Milk | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 300 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 600 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
31. | Sarafloxacin | | Muscle of poultry Liver and kidney of poultry | 10 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 80 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
32. | Spectinomycin | | Muscle of bovine, porcine and poultry Liver of bovine, porcine and poultry Kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 2000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 5000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
33. | Streptomycin | Sum of dihydro- streptomycin and streptomycin | Muscle and liver of bovine, porcine and poultry Kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 1000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
34. | Sulfonamides | Sum of all substances belonging to the sulfonamide group | Muscle, liver and kidney of all food animals Milk | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
35. | Tetracycline | Sum of parent drug and its 4-epimer | Muscle of all food animals Liver of all food animals Kidney of all food animals Milk | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 300 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 600 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
36. | Tiamulin | Sum of metabolites that may be hydrolysed to 8-alpha- hydroxymutilin | Muscle of porcine and poultry Liver of porcine Liver of poultry | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 500 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 1000 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
37. | Trimethoprim | | Muscle, liver and kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 50 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 50 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
38. | Tylosin | | Muscle, liver and kidney of bovine, porcine and poultry Milk | 200 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 50 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
39. | Virginiamycin | | Muscle of porcine Liver of porcine Kidney of porcine | 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 300 micrograms per kilogram of the food. 400 micrograms per kilogram of the food. |
(Schedule 1 replaced L.N. 148 of 2001)