Table 3.

Legally bound threshold concentrations established for food commodities or particular animal tissue.

Pharmacologically active substance	Species	Tissue	Maximum residue limit (µg kg−1)
Chlortetracycline/oxytetracycline/tetracycline	Cattle	Milk (µg L−1)	100
		Muscle	200
		Liver	600
		Kidney	1200
	Poultry	Muscle	200
		Liver	600
		Kidney	1200
	Sheep	Milk (µg L−1)	100
		Muscle	200
		Liver	600
		Kidney	1200
	Swine	Muscle	200
		Liver	600
		Kidney	1200
	Turkey	Muscle	200
		Liver	600
		Kidney	1200
	Fish (i.e., salmonids)	Muscle	200a
	Lobster	Muscle	200a
	Giant prawn (Penaeus monodon)	Muscle	200a
		Eggs	400
		Honey	300
Doxycycline	Cattle, swine, poultry	Muscle	100
		Skin and fat	300
		Liver	300
		Kidney	600

^aApplies only to oxytetracycline. Based on values set in [40, 41].