Veterinary medicine is substances or compounds originated from animals, plants, microorganisms, minerals, chemicals that are used to prevent, diagnose, cure or to recover, adjust, improve the functions of the animal body, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, vaccines, hormones, some other biological products and some microorganisms in veterinary.
To control the residues of veterinary medicine in foods, on 14 August, 2013, the Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 24/2013/TT-BYT - "Regulation of the maximum veterinary medicine residues in domestically produced foods and import foods, applied for organizations and individuals manufacturing, preprocessing, processing, trading and importing foods.”
Accordingly, 59 main active substances of veterinary medicine for meat and viscera are identified in details in the Circular 24/2013/TT-BYT with the allowed MRL (in micrograms/kilogram) and ADI – the daily consumption level that can be accepted (in microgram/kilogram per day).
In this article, FSI will cover the veterinary medicine MRL in pork and pig’s viscera so that manufacturing and trading organizations/enterprises can lookup in a most convenient way.
Veterinary medicine MRL in pork and pig’s viscera products
|
No
|
Criteria
|
ADI (µg/kg per day)
|
Main active substances
|
Type of products
|
MRL (µg/kg)
|
|
1.
|
Amoxicillin
|
0-0,07
|
Amoxicillin
|
Pork
|
50
|
|
Pig liver
|
50
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
50
|
|
Pig fat/skin
|
50
|
|
2.
|
Avilamycin
|
0-2
|
Dichloroisoeverninic acid (DIA)
|
Pork
|
200
|
|
Pig liver
|
300
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
200
|
|
Pig fat/skin
|
200
|
|
3.
|
Azaperone
|
0-6
|
The total of Azaperone and Azaperol
|
Pork
|
60
|
|
Pig liver
|
100
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
100
|
|
Pig fat
|
60
|
|
4.
|
Benzylpenicillin/Procaine benzylpenicillin
|
30 (*)
|
Benzylpenicillin
|
Pork
|
50
|
|
Pig liver
|
50
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
50
|
|
5.
|
Carazolol
|
0-0,1
|
Carazolol
|
Pork
|
5
|
|
Pig liver
|
25
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
25
|
|
Pig fat/skin
|
5
|
|
6.
|
Ceftiofur
|
0-50
|
Desfuroylceftiofur
|
Pork
|
1000
|
|
Pig liver
|
2000
|
|
Pig Kidneys
|
6000
|
|
Pig fat
|
2000
|
|
7.
|
Chlortetracycline/Oxytetracycline/Tetracycline
|
0-30
|
The main active substance, individually or combined
|
Pork
|
200
|
|
Pig liver
|
600
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
1200
|
|
8.
|
Colistin
|
0-7
|
Total of Colistin A and Colistin B
|
Pork
|
150
|
|
Pig liver
|
150
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
200
|
|
Pig fat (including skin and fat)
|
150
|
|
9.
|
Cyhalothrin
|
0-5
|
Cyhalothrin
|
Pork
|
20
|
|
Pig liver
|
20
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
20
|
|
Pig fat
|
400
|
|
10.
|
Danofloxacin
|
0-20
|
Danofloxacin
|
Pork
|
100
|
|
Pig liver
|
50
|
|
Pig liver
|
200
|
|
Pig fat
|
100
|
|
11.
|
Dexamethasone (glucocorticosteroid)
|
0-0,015
|
Dexamethasone
|
Pork
|
1
|
|
Pig liver
|
2
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
1
|
|
12.
|
Dihydrostreptomycin/Streptomycin
|
0-50
|
Total of Dihydrostreptomycin and Streptomycin
|
Pork
|
600
|
|
Pig liver
|
600
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
1000
|
|
Pig fat
|
600
|
|
13.
|
Doramectin
|
0-1
|
Doramectin
|
Pork
|
5
|
|
Pig liver
|
100
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
30
|
|
Pig fat
|
150
|
|
14.
|
Febantel/Fenbendazole/Oxfendazole
|
0-7
|
Total of Fenbendazole, Oxfendazole and Oxfendazole sulphone, based on the equivalent Oxfendazole sulphone
|
Pork
|
100
|
|
Pig liver
|
500
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
100
|
|
Pig fat
|
100
|
|
15.
|
Flubendazole
|
0-12
|
Flubendazole
|
Pork
|
10
|
|
Pig liver
|
10
|
|
16.
|
Flumequine
|
0-30
|
Flumequine
|
Pork
|
500
|
|
Pig liver
|
500
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
3000
|
|
Pig fat
|
1000
|
|
17.
|
Gentamicin
|
0-20
|
Gentamicin
|
Pork
|
100
|
|
Pig liver
|
2000
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
5000
|
|
Pig fat
|
100
|
|
18.
|
Ivermectin
|
0-1
|
22,23-Dihydroavermectin B1a (H2B1a)
|
Pig liver
|
15
|
|
Pig fat
|
20
|
|
19.
|
Levamisole
|
0-6
|
Levamisole
|
Pork
|
10
|
|
Pig liver
|
100
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
10
|
|
Pig fat
|
10
|
|
20.
|
Lincomycin
|
0-30
|
Lincomycin
|
Pork
|
200
|
|
Pig liver
|
500
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
1500
|
|
Pig fat(1)
|
100
|
|
21.
|
Narasin
|
0-5
|
Narasin A
|
Pork
|
15
|
|
Pig liver
|
50
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
15
|
|
Pig fat
|
50
|
|
22.
|
Neomycin
|
0-60
|
Neomycin
|
Pork
|
500
|
|
Pig liver
|
500
|
|
Pig kdleys
|
10000
|
|
Pig fat
|
500
|
|
23.
|
Phoxim
|
0-4
|
Phoxim
|
Pork
|
50
|
|
Pig liver
|
50
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
50
|
|
Pig fat
|
400
|
|
24.
|
Porcine Somatotropin
|
Not sepcified
|
Not sepcified
|
Pork
|
Not sepcified
|
|
Pig liver
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
|
Pig fat
|
|
25.
|
Ractopamine
|
0-1
|
Ractopamine
|
Pork
|
10
|
|
Pig liver
|
40
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
90
|
|
Pig fat( including fat and skin)
|
10
|
|
26.
|
Spectinomycin
|
0-40
|
Spectinomycin
|
Pork
|
500
|
|
Pig liver
|
2000
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
5000
|
|
Pig fat
|
2000
|
|
27.
|
Spiramycin
|
0-50
|
Equivalent substances to Spiramycin
|
Pork
|
200
|
|
Pig liver
|
600
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
300
|
|
Pig fat
|
300
|
|
28.
|
Thiabendazole
|
0-100
|
Total of Thiabendazole and 5-hydroxythiabendazole
|
Pork
|
100
|
|
Pig liver
|
100
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
100
|
|
Pig fat
|
100
|
|
29.
|
Tilmicosin
|
0-40
|
Tilmicosin
|
Pork
|
100
|
|
Pig liver
|
1500
|
|
Pig kidkeys
|
1000
|
|
Pig fat
|
100
|
|
30.
|
Tylosin
|
0-30
|
Tylosin A
|
Pork
|
100
|
|
Pig liver
|
100
|
|
Pig kidneys
|
100
|
|
Pig fat
|
100
|
Note:
(*) Calculated by µg/person/day
(1) MRL for skin with fat is 300 µg/kg