Maximum Permissible Levels
Maximum permitted levels of coccidiostats and histomonostats residues in feedingstuffs and their background: Coccidiostats are used preventively to prevent coccidiosis in chickens, turkeys and fattening rabbits via compound feedingstuffs. These additives are authorised for only a few species under certain feeding conditions.
For example, the production of different compound feedingstuffs on one production line may lead to carry-over of medicinal feedingstuffs with other feedingstuffs, despite the application of good manufacturing practice. Because of this technically unavoidable carry-over, Commission Directive 2009/8/EC of 10 February 2009 introduced maximum permitted levels for the carry-over of all authorised coccidiostats (see below).
The ALARA principle (="as low as reasonably achievable") was applied as a general principle for the determination of coccidiostat residues. Due to the different sensitivity of the individual animal species, the tolerance values for the carry over were set at 1% and 3% respectively of the maximum permitted level for the target species. In the Annex you will find the table with the maximum levels for the carry-over according to. DIRECTIVE 2009/8/EC:
Maximum Levels of Coccidiostats/Histomonostats Residues
Additive | Feed | Maximum value (mg/kg) at 12% humidity |
Lasalocid sodium | feed materials, compound feedingstuffs for dogs, calves, rabbits, equidae, farm poultry laying eggs, farm milk-producing animals | 1,25* |
Lasalocid sodium | compound feedingstuffs for other animal species | 3,75 |
Narasin | Feed materials, compound feedingstuffs for turkeys, rabbits, equidae, poultry laying eggs | 0,7* |
Narasin | compound feedingstuffs for other animal species | 2,1 |
Salinomycin sodium | feed materials, compound feedingstuffs for equidae, turkeys, poultry laying eggs | 0,7* |
Salinomycin sodium | compound feedingstuffs for other animal species | 2,1 |
Monensin sodium | feed materials, compound feed for equidae, dogs, small ruminants, geese, cattle, dairy cattle, egg-laying poultry | 1,25* |
Monensin sodium | compound feedingstuffs for other animal species | 3,75 |
Semduramicin Sodium | Animal feed materials | 0,25* |
Semduramicin sodium | compound feedingstuffs for other animal species | 0,75 |
Maduramicin Ammonium Alpha | Feed materials, for equidae, rabbits, poultry laying eggs | 0,05* |
Maduramicin Ammonium Alpha | compound feeds for other animal species | 0,15 |
Robenidine hydrochloride | Feed materials, compound feedingstuffs for poultry laying eggs | 0,7* |
Robenidine hydrochloride | compound feeds for other animal species | 2,1 |
Decoquinate | Feed materials, compound feedingstuffs for poultry laying eggs | 0,4* |
Decoquinate | compound feedingstuffs for other animal species | 1,2 |
Halofuginone hydrobromide | Feed materials, compound feedingstuffs for poultry laying eggs | 0,03* |
Halofuginone hydrobromide | compound feedingstuffs for other animal species | 0,09 |
Nicarbazin | Feed materials, compound feedingstuffs for equidae, poultry laying eggs | 0,5* |
Nicarbazin | compound feedingstuffs for other animal species | 1,5 |
Diclazuril | Animal feed materials | 0,01* |
Diclazuril | compound feedingstuffs for other animal species | 0,03 |
In the AGES, feedstuffs are regularly tested for the presence of coccidiostats/histomonostats at the Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed.
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On the AGES homepage you will find further information about coccidiosis and the carry-over of coccidiostats/histomonstats to their residues in food.