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 NEW ANIMAL DRUGS

556.750 - Virginiamycin.

  (a) Acceptable daily intake (ADI). The ADI for total residues of virginiamycin is 250 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day.

  (b) Tolerances(1) Swine. Tolerances are established for residues of virginiamycin in uncooked edible tissues of 0.4 part per million (ppm) in kidney, skin, and fat, 0.3 ppm in liver, and 0.1 ppm in muscle.

  (2) Broiler chickens and cattle. A tolerance for residues of virginiamycin is not required.

[64 FR 48296, Sept. 3, 1999]