Poultrymed | Residues

Maximum residue limits in poultry tissues and eggs

Maximum residue limits (MRLs) are set for residues measured by a valid method of analysis. This method may measure the chemical or a derivative of the chemical and may include metabolites originating from the parent compound or other chemicals. In some cases, the nominal concentration of the parent compound is calculated from the measured concentration of a metabolite, but in other cases a derivative or metabolite is used as a measure of the residue. The residue to which the MRL applies is given for each chemical compound.

Maximum residue limit (MRL)

The maximum residue limit (MRL) is defined as the maximum concentration of a residue, resulting from the registered use of a veterinary chemical, that is recommended to be legally permitted or recognized as acceptable in or on a food, animal feed. The concentration is expressed in micrograms per kilogram of the commodity (ppb).

Compound	MRL (µg/kg)					.
Compound	Muscle	Liver	Kidney	Skin/Fat	Eggs	Ref.
Amoxicillin	50	50	50	50	---	EMA; IL
Amoxicillin	10	10	10	10	---	Canada
Ampicillin	50	50	50	50	---	EMA; IL
Amprolium	No MRL required					EMA; IL
	500	1000	1000	----	8000 yolk; 4000 whole egg	CFR;
	500	1000	1000	---	7000	Canada
	400	---	---	---	4000	NZ
Arsenic	500	2000	2000	2000	500	CFR;
Avilamycin	200	300	200	200	---	Codex;
Bacitracin	500	500	500	500	500	CFR;
Ceftiofur	A tolerance for residues of ceftiofur in edible tissue is not required					CFR; IL
Clopidol	5000	15000	15000	---	---	CFR; IL
Colistin	150	150	200	150	300	EMA;
Colistin	150	150	200	150	---	IL;
Cyromazine	---	---	---	---	300	Codex;IL
Cyromazine	---	---	---	---	150	NZ
Danofloxacin	200	400	400	100	---	EMA; Codex;
Deltamethrin	30	50	50	500	30	Codex;
Decoquinate	500	1000	800	1000		EFSA
Decoquinate	1000	2000 in other tissues			---	CFR; IL
Diclazuril	500	3000	2000	1000	---	Codex;
	500	1500	1000	500	2*	EMA; IL
	500	3000	---	1000	---	CFR;
Difloxacin	300	800	600	100	---	EMA;
Doxycycline	100	300	600	300	---	EMA; IL
Enrofloxacin	100	200	300	100	---	EMA; IL
Ethopabate	500	1500	1500	---	---	CFR; IL
Erythromycin	200	200	200	200	150	EMA;
	125	125	125	125	25	CFR;
	100	100	100	100	50	Codex;
Florfenicol	100	2500	750	200	---	EMA;
Flubendazole	50	400	300	50	400	Emea;
	200	500	---	---	400	Codex;
	500	500	500	500	400	NZ
Flumequine	400	800	1000	250	---	EMA;
Flumequine	500	500	3000	1000	---	Codex; Japan
Fluralaner	65	650	420	650	1300	EMA;
Fluralaner	70	700	400	700	1000	Japan
Genatamicin sulfate	100	100	---	100	---	CFR;
Halofuginone hydrobromide	100	300	---	200	---	CFR;
Kanamycin	100	600	2500	100	---	EMA;
Lasalocid A	60	300	150	300	150	EMA;
	---	400	---	1200	---	USA;
	100	400	400	400	---	Canada;
	100	400	400	1000	200	Japan;
Levamisole	10	100	10	10	---	Codex;
Lincomycin	100	500	1500	50	50	EMA;
	200	500	500	300 (Fat only - 100)	---	Codex;
	A tolerance for residues of lincomycin in chickens is not required.					CFR;
Maduramicin ammonium	240	720	---	480	---	CFR;
	150	150	100	30	----	FEEDAP;
	---	500	---	---	---	NZ
Melengestrol acetate	1	10	2	18	---	Codex;
Monensin	8	8	8	25	---	FEEDAP;
	10	10	10	100	---	Codex;
	A tolerance for residues of monensin in chickens, turkeys, and quail is not required.					CFR;
Narasin	---	---	---	480 (abdominal fat)	---	CFR;
	15	50	15	50	---	Codex;
	50 for all tissues is				----	FEEDAP;
Neomycin	500	5500	9000	500	500	EMA;
	500	500	10000	500	500	Codex;
	1200	3600	----	7200	----	CFR;
Nicarbazin	4000	15000	6000	4000	----	EFSA;
	---	---	---	---	100	EMA*
	4000	4000	4000	4000	----	CFR; IL
	4000	15000	15000	4000	---	NZ
Norfloxacin	20	20	20	20	----	Japan;
Tetracycline/ Chlortetracycline/ Oxytetracycline	100	300	600	----	200	EMA; IL
	200	600	1200	---	400	Codex;
	2000	6000	12000	12000	400	CFR;
	100	300	600	---	200	NZ
Penicillin	10 in the uncooked edible tissues of turkeys				----	CFR;
Phenoxymethylpenicillin	25	25	25	25	25	EMA;
Piperazine	---	---	---	---	2000	EMA;
Piperazine	100 for edible tissues of poultry				---	CFR;
Procaine benzylpenicillin	50	50	50	---	---	Codex;
Robenidine hydrochloride (Chicken)	200	800	350	1300	---	FEEDAP
Robenidine hydrochloride (Turkey)	200	400	200	400	---	FEEDAP
Robenidine hydrochloride	100 in edible tissues other than skin and fat			200	---	CFR;
Salinomycin	5 for all relevant tissues				---	FEEDAP;
	---	---	---	350	500	Canada;
	100	500	500	400	20	Japan;
Sarafloxacin	---	100	---	10	---	EMA;
Sarafloxacin	10	80	80	20	---	Codex; Japan
Semduramicin	130	400	---	---	---	CFR;
	130	400	200	500	---	Canada
	---	500	---	---	---	NZ
	45	450	150	450	---	EFSA;
Spectinomycin	300	1000	5000	500	200	EMA;
Spectinomycin	500	2000	5000	2000	2000	Codex;
Spiramycin	200	400	---	300	---	EMA;
Spiramycin	200	600	800	300	---	Codex;
Streptomycin/ Dihydrostreptomycin	500	500	1000	500	---	EMA;
Streptomycin/ Dihydrostreptomycin	600	600	1000	600	---	Codex;
Sulphonamides	100	100	100	100	---	EMA;
Sodium sulfachloropyrazine monohydrate	zero - in the uncooked edible tissues of chickens				----	CFR;
Thiamphenicol	50	50	50	50		EMA;
Tiamulin (Chicken)	100	1000	---	100	1000	EMA;
Tiamulin (Turkey)	100	300	---	100	---	EMA;
Tilmicosin	75	1000	250	75	---	EMA;
Toltrazuril	100	600	400	200	---	EMA;
Trimethoprim	50	50	50	50	---	EMA;
Tylosin	100	100	100	100	200	EMA;
	200	200	200	200	200	CFR;
	100	100	100	100	300	Codex; Japan
Virginiamycin	A tolerance for residues is not required				---	CFR;
Virginiamycin	10	10	60	30	---	EMA
Zoalene	3000	6000	6000	2000	---	CFR;

CFR: USA - Code of federal regulations;

EMA: European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised body of the European Union

Codex Alimentarius: The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme.

FEEDAP: Panel on additives and products or substances used in animal feed (European Food Safety Authority EFSA)
NZ: New Zealand
IL: Israel
* EC 124/2009