Prohibition
of import and sale of food containing certain substances
in excessive concentrations
3
No
person shall import, consign, deliver, manufacture
or sell, for human consumption, any food of a description
specified in Column D of the First Schedule which
contains any substance specified opposite thereto
in Column B, or the description of such substance
in Column C, in greater concentration than is specified
opposite thereto in Column E.
Prohibition
of import and sale of fish, meat or milk containing
prohibited substances
3A
No
person shall import, sell or consign or deliver
for sale for human consumption, any fish, meat or
milk which contains any substance specified in the
Second Schedule.
Maximum
concentration of certain substances present in
specified foods
A
B
C
D
E
Item
Substance
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.
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.
Last
revision date: 08-10-2007