21 C.F.R. § 556.500 Oxytetracycline.
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
(a) Acceptable daily intake (ADI). The ADI for total tetracycline residues (chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline) is 25 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day. (b) Beef cattle, dairy cattle, calves, swine, sheep, chickens, turkeys, finfish, and lobster. Tolerances are established for the sum of residues of the tetracyclines including chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline, in tissues and milk as follows: (1) 2 parts per million (ppm) in muscle. (2) 6 ppm in liver. (3) 12 ppm in fat and kidney. (4) 0.3 ppm in milk. [63 FR 57246, Oct. 27, 1998, as amended at 66 FR 46370, Sept. 5, 2001; 69 FR 6557, Feb. 11, 2004]
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 556—TOLERANCES FOR RESIDUES OF NEW ANIMAL DRUGS IN FOOD
Subpart B—Specific Tolerances for Residues of New Animal Drugs
§ 556.500 Oxytetracycline.
