Coastal Aquaculture Authority


Maximum Permissible Residual Levels for Fish and Fishery Products
 

Substance Maximum Permissible
Residual Levels
(in ppm)

A

Antibiotics and other Pharmacologically
Active Substances
1. Chloramphenicol Nil
2. Nitrofurans including: Furaltadone, Furazolidone, Furylfuramide, Nifuratel, Nifuroxime, Nifurprazine,
Nitrofurantoin, Nitrofurazone
Nil
3. Neomycin Nil
4. Nalidixic acid Nil
5. Sulphamethoxazole Nil
6. Aristolochia spp. and preparations thereof Nil
7. Chloroform Nil
8. Chlorpromazine Nil
9. Colchicine Nil
10. Dapsone Nil
11. Dimetridazole Nil
12. Metronidazole Nil
13. Ronidazole Nil
14. Ipronidazole Nil
15. Other nitroimidazoles Nil
16. Clenbuterol Nil
17. Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Nil
18. Sulfonamide drugs (except approved Sulfadimethoxine,
Sulfabromomethazine and Sulfaethoxypyridazine)
Nil
19. Fluroquinolones Nil
20. Glycopeptides Nil
21. Tetracycline 0.1
22. Oxytetracycline 0.1
23. Trimethoprim 0.05
24. Oxolinic acid 0.3

B.

Substances having anabolic effect and
unauthorised substances

1.

Stilbenes, stilbene derivatives and their salts and esters. Nil

2.

Steroids Nil

C.

Veterinary drugs

1.

Antibacterial substances, including quinolones

Nil

2.

Ante helminitic

Nil

D.

Other substances and environmental
contaminants

1.

Organochlorone compounds including PcBs Nil
2. Mycotoxins Nil
3. Dyes Nil
4. Dioxins 4 picogram
per gram,
fresh weight

E.

Pesticides

1.

BHC 0.3
2. Aldrin 0.3
3. Dieldrin 0.3
4. Endrin 0.3
5. DDT 5.0

F.

Heavy Metals
1. Mercury 1.0
2. Cadmium 3.0
3. Arsenic 75
4. Lead 1.5
5. Tin 250
6. Nickel 80
7. Chromium 12



 

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