Oxytetracycline.

21 C.F.R. § 556.500
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01
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(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. (i) Muscle: 2 ppm. (ii) Liver: 6 ppm. (iii) Fat and kidney: 12 ppm. (iv) Milk: 0.3 ppm. (2) Chickens and turkeys. (i) Muscle: 2 ppm. (ii) Liver: 6 ppm. (iii) Fat and kidney: 12 ppm. (3) Finfish. Muscle (with adhering skin when edible): 2 ppm. (4) Lobster. Muscle: 2 ppm. (5) Swine and sheep. (i) Muscle: 2 ppm. (ii) Liver: 6 ppm. (iii) Fat and kidney: 12 ppm. (6) Honey. 750 ppb. (c) Related conditions of use. See §§ 520.1660c, 520.1660d, 520.1664, 522.1660a, 522.1660b, 522.1662, 522.1664, 529.1660, 558.450, and 558.455 of this chapter.

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