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Proposal for Oxytetracycline

More specifically, the Veterinary Drugs Directorate is proposing to establish Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) in Table III to Division 15, Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations for Oxytetracycline in edible tissues of food producing animals, eggs and honey as indicated in the following table.
Column I
Common Name (or Brand Name of Drug)
Column II
Name of Substance for the Drug Analysis Purpose
Column III
MRL / PPM
Column IV
Foods
Oxytetracycline Oxytetracycline 0.2 Muscle of cattle, swine, sheep, salmonids, lobster, chickens and turkeys
    0.3 Honey
0.4 Eggs
0.6 Liver of cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys
1.2 Kidney of cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys; fat of cattle, sheep; skin and fat of swine, chickens and turkeys