FOOD SAFETY AND

INSPECTION SERVICE

1999 NATIONAL

RESIDUE PROGRAM
PREFACE

Welcome to the 1999 "Blue Book." This book presents the 1999 Food Safety and Inspection

Service (FSIS) National Residue Program (NRP). [For those reading this electronically, this

document has been commonly known as the "Blue Book" because the covers of the printed

versions are blue.]

This text presents a comprehensive explanation of the process used to plan the NRP for 1999.

Recently, the NRP was modified to move towards a system of residue evaluation more consistent

with modern risk assessment principles. The methodologies employed in the planning of the

1999 NRP, as described in this document, reflect these changes. Following the explanation of the

planning process, this text provides a detailed description of the completed Domestic Monitoring

Plan and Special Projects and Import Residue Plan for the 1999 FSIS NRP.

In addition to a description of the annual NRP, the Blue Book has traditionally included two very

useful tables: a list of all established tolerances and action levels for drugs, pesticides and

environmental contaminants in food animal tissues, and a list of all FSIS Official Methods for

these compounds. Because of their continued utility, these tables have been updated and appear

as the last two sections of this document.

The staff of the Emerging Issues Branch, Chemistry and Toxicology Division, Office of Public

Health and Science, FSIS, hope that you will find this 1999 National Residue Program to be

every bit as useful and informative as it has been in past years. We would like to thank all of our

predecessors for providing us with tables and information that they developed and that we

continue to use.

CONTACTS AND COMMENTS

Two interagency committees, the Surveillance Advisory Team and the Residue Prioritization

Committee, developed the 1999 FSIS NRP. The Emerging Issues Branch, Chemistry and

Toxicology Division, Office of Public Health and Science, FSIS, USDA, coordinated this effort

and is responsible for the publication of this material. Questions about the FSIS NRP should be

directed to the USDA-FSIS Chemistry and Toxicology Division, 6912 Franklin Court Suite, 1400

Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-3700, phone (202) 501-7319,

fax (202) 501-7639.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to acknowledge Dr. Pat Basu, Director, Chemistry and Toxicology Division, and

Dr. Michael K. Hoffman, Chief, Emerging Issues Branch, who advised the working team during

the execution of this project, and were responsible for the final editing of this publication. We

would also like to acknowledge the members of the Surveillance Advisory Team and the Residue

Prioritization Committee for their extensive contributions to the planning of the 1999 FSIS

National Residue Program. In addition, we would like to thank Dr. Anne Smith, Charles River

Associates, for providing invaluable technical guidance, and Ms. Jacque Knight, FSIS, for

providing extensive editorial assistance.

Abdel-Razak Kadry

Rita Kishore

Aron Yoffe
1999 FSIS NATIONAL RESIDUE PROGRAM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface/Contacts and Comments/Acknowledgements

Section 1. The FSIS National Residue Program 1-1

Section 2. Components of the FSIS National Residue Program 2-1

Section 3. Planning the 1999 FSIS National Residue Program: Introduction 3-1

Section 4. Planning the 1999 FSIS Domestic Monitoring Plan and Special Projects: 4-1

Veterinary Drugs

Section 5. Planning the 1999 FSIS Import Residue Plan: Veterinary Drugs 5-1

Section 6. Planning the 1999 FSIS Domestic Monitoring Plan and Special Projects: 6-1

Pesticides

Section 7. Planning the 1999 FSIS NRP Import Residue: Pesticides 7-1

Section 8. Planning the 1999 FSIS Domestic Monitoring Plan and Special Projects, 8-1

and Import Residue Plan: Environmental Contaminants

Section 9. The 1999 FSIS NRP-Domestic Monitoring Plan and Special Projects, 9-1

and Import Residue Plan

Appendix I. U.S. Residue Limits for Compounds in Meat and Poultry AI-1

Appendix II. FSIS Laboratory Residue Analytical Capability AII-1