Section 79 in The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955

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Section 79 in The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955

79. Residues of antibiotic and other pharmacologically active substances.

(1)The amount of antibiotic mentioned in column (2), on the sea foods including shrimps, prawns or any other variety of fish and fishery products, shall not exceed the tolerance limit prescribed in column (3) of the table given below:-

Sl. No.	Name of antibiotics	Tolerance limit mg/kg (ppm)
(1)	(2)	(3)
1.	Tetracycline	0.1
2.	Oxytetracycline	0.1
3.	Trimethoprim	0.05
4.	Oxolinic acid	0.3

(2)The use of any of the following antibiotics and other pharmacologically active substances shall be prohibited in any unit processing sea foods including shrimps, prawns or any other variety of fish and fishery products:-

(i)All Nitrofurans including

(a)Furaltadone

(b)Furazolidone

(c)Furylfuramide

(d)Nifuratel

(e)Nifuroxime

(f)Nifurprazine

(g)Nitrofurnation

(h)Nitrofurazone

(ii)Chloramphenicol

(iii)Neomycin

(iv)Nalidixic acid

(v)Sulphamethoxazole

(vi)Aristolochia spp and preparations thereof

(vii)Chloroform

(viii)Chloropromazine

(ix)Colchicine

(x)Dapsone

(xi)Dimetridazole

(xii)Metronidazole

(xiii)Ronidazole

(xiv)Ipronidazole

(xv)Other nitromidazoles

(xvi)Clenbuterol

(xvii)Diethylstibestrol (DES)

(xviii)Sulfanoamide drugs (except approved sulfadimethoxine, sulfabromomethazine and sulfaethoxypyridazine)

(xix)Fluoroquinolones

(xx)Glycopeptides

[Part XIX] [Part XIX (containing rule 80 to 83) Inserted by G.S.R. 388(E), dated 25-6-2004 (w.e.f. 25-6-2004).] Use of Food Additives in Food Products

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Union of India - Section

Section 79 in The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955

79. Residues of antibiotic and other pharmacologically active substances.