Oxytetracycline,chlortetracycline and tetracycline
MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Potato ○ 0.2 0.03
Taro ● 0.05
Konjac ○ 0.2 0.03
Other Potatoes ● 0.05
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ○ 0.2 0.05
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ○ 0.2 0.05
Chinese cabbage ○ 0.05 0.01
Cabbage ○ 0.2 0.05
Cauliflower ● 0.05
Broccoli ● 0.05
Other cruciferous vegetables1● 0.05
Endive ● 0.05
Shungiku ● 0.05
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ○ 0.2 0.05
Onion ○ 0.2 0.05
Garlic ○ 0.2 0.05
Other liliaceous vegetables2● 0.05
Parsley ● 0.05
Celery ● 0.05
Cucumber (including gherkin) ○ 0.2 0.03
Spinach ● 0.05
Ginger ● 0.05
Other vegetables3● 0.05
Unshu orange, pulp ○ 0.05 0.01
Citrus natsudaidai, whole ○ 0.2 0.04
Lemon ○ 0.2 0.04
Orange (including navel orange) ○ 0.2 0.04
Grapefruit ○ 0.2 0.04
Lime ○ 0.2 0.04
Other citrus fruits4○ 0.2 0.05
Apple ○ 0.2 0.05
Japanese pear ○ 0.2 0.05
Pear ○ 0.2 0.05
Peach ○ 0.2 0.05
Nectarine ○ 0.2 0.05
Apricot ○ 0.2
Japanese plum (including prune) ○ 0.2 0.05
Mume plum ○ 0.2 0.05
Cherry ○ 0.2
Kiwifruit ○ 0.2 0.03
Papaya ● 0.05
Other spices5○ 0.1 0.05
Other herbs6● 0.05
Cattle, muscle 0.2 0.2MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Pig, muscle 0.2 0.2
Sheep, muscle 0.2
Horse, muscle 0.10
Other terrestrial mammals7, muscle ○ 0.2 0.1
Cattle, fat 0.2 0.2
Pig, fat 0.2 0.2
Sheep, fat 0.2
Horse, fat 0.01
Other terrestrial mammals, fat ● 0.2 0.3
Cattle, liver 0.6 0.6
Pig, liver 0.6 0.6
Sheep, liver 0.6
Horse, liver 0.3
Other terrestrial mammals, liver ○ 0.6 0.3
Cattle, kidney ○ 1 1.2
Pig, kidney ○ 1 1.2
Sheep, kidney 1.2
Horse, kidney 0.6
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ○ 1 0.6
Cattle, edible offal8○ 1 0.6
Pig, edible offal ○ 1 0.6
Sheep, edible offal 0.6
Horse, edible offal 0.3
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ○ 1 0.3
Milk 0.1 0.1
Chicken, muscle 0.2 0.2
Duck, muscle 0.2
Turkey, muscle 0.2
Other poultry9, muscle 0.2 0.2
Chicken, fat 0.2 0.2
Duck, fat 0.2
Turkey, fat 0.2
Other poultry, fat 0.2 0.2
Chicken, liver 0.6 0.6
Duck, liver 0.6
Turkey, liver 0.6
Other poultry, liver 0.6 0.6
Chicken, kidney ○ 1 1.2
Duck, kidney 1.2
Turkey, kidney 1.2
Other poultry, kidney ○ 1 1.2
Chicken, edible offal ○ 1 0.6
Duck, edible offal 0.6
Turkey, edible offal 0.6
Other poultry, edible offal ○ 1 0.6(draft)
ppmMRLMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Chicken eggs 0.4 0.4
Other poultry, eggs 0.4 0.4
Salmoniformes (such as salmon and trout) 0.2 0.2
Anguilliformes (such as eel) 0.2 0.2
Perciformes (such as bonito, horse mackerel, mackerel,
sea bass, sea bream and tuna)0.2 0.2
Other fish 0.2 0.2
Shelled molluscs 0.2 0.2
Crustaceans 0.2 0.2
Other aquatic animals 0.2 0.2
Honey (including royal-jelly) 0.3 0.3
* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.
9. “Other poultry animals” refers to all poultry, except chicken.●：Commodities for which MRLs were lowered
○：Commodities for which MRLs were increased
* The compound shall not be included in any commodity for which the MRL is not given in the above
table and in any commodity not listed above.
Note: The MRLs for oxytetracycline/chlortetracycline/tetracycline are set as the sum of these three
compounds for terrestrial animals and their products but as oxytetracycline only for crops, fish/shellfish
and honey. Because these three compounds are antibiotics, no food commodity shall contain any of
the three unless specific MRLs are set for these compounds. Therefore, crops, fish/shellfish and honey
shall not contain chlortetracycline or tetracycline.
1. “Other cruciferous vegetables” refers to all cruciferous vegetables, except Japanese radish
roots and leaves (including radish), turnip roots and leaves, horseradish, watercress,
Chinese cabbage, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach),
kyona, qing-geng-cai, cauliflower, broccoli, and herbs.
2. “Other liliaceous vegetables” refers to all liliaceous vegetables, except onion, welsh (including
leek), garlic, nira, asparagus, multiplying onion, and herbs.
3. “Other vegetables” refers to all vegetables, except potatoes, sugar beet, sugarcane, cruciferous
vegetables, composite vegetables, liliaceous vegetables, umbelliferous vegetables,
solanaceous vegetables, cucurbitaceous vegetables, spinach, bamboo shoots, okra, ginger,
peas (with pods, immature), kidney beans (with pods, immature), green soybeans,
mushrooms, spices, and herbs.
4. “Other citrus fruits” refers to all citrus fruits, except unshu orange (pulp), citrus natsudaidai
(pulp), citrus natsudaidai (peel), citrus natsudaidai (whole), lemon, orange (including navel
orange), grapefruit, lime, and spices.
5. “Other spices” refers to all spices, except horseradish, wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
rhizomes, garlic, peppers chili, paprika, ginger, lemon peels, orange peels (including navel
orange), yuzu (Chinese citron) peels and sesame seeds.
6. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
stems and leaves.
7. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
8. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver, and kidney.MRL
(draft)
ppm