Table 1.
Maximum residue limit (MRL) and minimum required performance limit (MRPL) criteria for six animal-derived food products set by various regulatory authorities.
| Analytes | Matrix | KMFDS1 (μg/kg) | Codex2 (μg/kg) | JAP3 (μg/kg) | AUS4 (μg/kg) | EU5 (μg/kg) | USA6 (μg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloramphenicol | Beef | 0.5a | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pork | 0.5a | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Chicken | 0.5a | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Shrimp | 0.5a | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Eel | 0.5a | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Flatfish | 0.5a | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Thiamphenicol | Beef | 50 | – | 20 | – | 50 | – |
| Pork | 50 | – | – | – | 50 | – | |
| Chicken | 50 | – | 50 | – | 50 | – | |
| Shrimp | -b | – | – | – | 50 | – | |
| Eel | -b | – | – | – | 50 | – | |
| Flatfish | 50 | – | – | – | 50 | – | |
| Florfenicol | Beef | 100c | – | 150 | 150 | 100 | 150 |
| Pork | 150c | – | 150 | 250 | 50 | – | |
| Chicken | 50c | – | 100 | – | 50 | – | |
| Shrimp | 50c | – | – | – | 50 | – | |
| Eel | 100c | – | 4000 | – | 500 | – | |
| Flatfish | 100c | – | 500 | - | 500 | - | |
| Florfenicol amine | Beef | 100 | – | 150 | 150 | 100 | 150 |
| Pork | 150 | – | 150 | 250 | 50 | – | |
| Chicken | 50 | – | 100 | – | 50 | – | |
| Shrimp | 50 | – | – | – | 50 | – | |
| Eel | 100d | – | 4000 | – | 500 | – | |
| Flatfish | 100d | – | 500 | – | 500 | – |
– No MRL.
The KMFDS has banned chloramphenicol use in farmed animals. It was tested based on MRPL (0.5 μg/kg).
Set to 10 μg/kg for analytes without a specified MRL.
Set to 10 μg/kg for analytes with higher than the quantifiable concentration range of the device.
This value is specified as 50 μg/kg, lower than the established MRL (100 μg/kg).
Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (2019) (14).
Codex Alimentarius Commission (2018) (29).
The Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (2021) (31).
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (2019) (28).
European Commission (2010) (30).
US Food and Drug Administration (2021) (32).