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 Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024)
 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

  § 556.570 - Ractopamine.  

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  • § 556.570 Ractopamine.

    (a) Acceptable Daily Intake daily intake (ADI). The ADI for total residues residue of ractopamine hydrochloride is 1.25 micrograms per kilogram µg/kg of body weight per day.

    (b) Tolerances -

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    . The tolerances for ractopamine (marker residue) are:

    (1) Cattle - .

    (i) Liver (the target tissue). The tolerance for ractopamine hydrochloride (the marker residue) is : 0.09 parts per million ( ppm).

    (ii) Muscle. The tolerance for ractopamine hydrochloride (the marker residue) is : 0.03 ppm.

    (2) Swine - .

    (i) Liver (the target tissue). The tolerance for ractopamine hydrochloride (the marker residue) is : 0.15 ppm.

    (ii) Muscle. The tolerance for ractopamine hydrochloride (the marker residue) is : 0.05 ppm.

    (3) Turkeys - .

    (i) Liver (the target tissue). The tolerance for ractopamine (the marker residue) is : 0.45 ppm.

    (ii) Muscle. The tolerance for ractopamine (the marker residue) is : 0.1 ppm.

    [68 FR 54659, Sept. 18, 2003, as amended at 73 FR 72715, Dec. 1, 2008]

    (c) Related conditions of use. See § 558.500 of this chapter.