Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011

1. “Crop contaminant” means any substance not intentionally added to food, but which gets added to articles of food in the process of their production (including operations carried out in crop husbandry, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine), manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, packaging transport orholding of articles of such food as a result of environmental contamination CHAPTER 2 CONTAMINANTS, TOXINS AND RESIDUES 2.1 : METAL CONTAMINANTS 15[2.1.1

1. Chemicals described in monographs of the Indian Pharmacopoeia when used in foods, shall not contain metal contaminants beyond the limits specified in the appropriate monographs of the Indian Pharmacopoeia for the time being in force.

2. Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1) above, no article of food specified in column (2) of the table below shall contain any metal specified in excess of the quantity specified in column (3) of the said table: Name of metal Article of food Parts per contaminant Million (mg/kg or mg/L) (1) (2) (3)

1. Lead Agar 5.0 Alginic acid 5.0 Version –VI (27.01.2022) All types of sugars, sugar syrup, invert sugar 5.0 and direct consumption coloured sugars with sulphated ash content exceeding 1.0 percent Alumina used in preparation of lake colour 10 Aluminium lake of Sunset Yellow FCF 10 Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 2.0 Anhydrous dextrose and dextrose 0.5 monohydrate, refined white sugar (sulphated ash content not exceeding 0.03 per cent) Annatto 10 Ascorbic acid 2.0 Ascorbyl palmitate 2.0 Aspertame (Aspartyl phenyl alanine methyl 10 ester) Assorted subtropical fruits, edible peel 0.1 Assorted subtropical fruits, inedible peel 0.1 Baking powder 10 Benzoic acid 2.0 Berries and other small fruits 0.2 Beta-apo-8’-carotenal 2.0 Beta-carotene 10 Bivalve molluscs 1.5 Brassica vegetables excluding Kale 0.3 Brewed vinegar and synthetic vinegar 0.01 Brilliant blue FCF 10 Bulb vegetables 0.1 Butylated hydroxyanisole 2.0 Calcium alginate 5.0 Calcium propionate 5.0 Canned carrots 1.0 Canned green beans and canned wax beans 1.0 Canned green peas 1.0 Canned mushrooms 1.0 Canned palmito 1.0 Canned sweetcorn 1.0 Canned tomatoes 1.0 Canned asparagus 1.0 Canned chestnuts and canned chestnut purée 1.0 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Canned fish, canned meats, edible gelatin,meat 5.0 extracts and hydrolysed protein, dried or dehydrated vegetables (other than onions) Canned fruit cocktail 1.0 Canned grapefruit 1.0 Canned mandarin oranges 1.0 Canned mangoes 1.0 Canned mature processed peas 1.0 Canned pineapple 1.0 Canned raspberries 1.0 Canned strawberries 1.0 Canned tropical fruit salad 1.0 Caramel 5.0 Carbonated water , expressed in mg/L 10 Carmoisine 10 Carrageenan 5.0 Cattle, edible offal of 0.5 Cephalopods 1.0 Cereal grains, except buckwheat, canihua and 0.2 quinoa Chlorophyll 10 Citric acid 0.5 Citrus fruits 0.1 Cocoa powder 5.0 on dry fat free substance basis Concentrated soft drinks (but not including 0.5 concentrates used in the manufacture of soft drinks) Concentrates used in the manufacture of soft 2.0 drinks, lime juice and lemon juice Corned beef, Luncheon meat, Cooked ham, 2.5 Chopped meat, Canned chicken, Canned mutton and Goat meat and other related meat products Crustaceans 0.5 Dehydrated onions, dried herbs and spices, 10 on dry curry powder and mix masalas, flavourings, matter basis alginic acid, alignates, agar, carrageen and similar products derived from seaweed Dicalcium phosphate 4.0 Dodecyl gallate 2.0 Edible fats and oils (edible fats and oils not 0.1 covered by individual standards) Version –VI (27.01.2022) Edible molasses, caramel liquid, solid glucose 5.0 and starch conversion products with a sulphated ash content exceeding 1.0 per cent Edible oils and fats 0.5 Erythrosine 10 Ethylester of Beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid 2.0 Fast green FCF 10 Fish 0.3 Food colours other than caramel 10 on dry colouring matter basis Foods not specified 2.5 Fruit and vegetable juice (including tomato 1.0 juice, but not including lime juice and lemon juice) Fruit Juices (including nectars; ready to drink) 0.05 Fruiting vegetables other than 0.1 cucurbits(excluding mushrooms) Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits 0.1 Fumaric acid 2.0 Gaur gum 2.0 Glycerol esters of Wood rosin 1.0 Gum Arabic or Acacia gum 3.0 Gum ghatti 5.0 Gum karaya 2.0 Hard boiled sugar confectionery 2.0 Ice-cream, iced lollies and similar frozen 1.0 confections Indigo carmine 10 Infant formula (ready to use) 0.02 Infant milk substitutes and Infant foods 0.2 Iron fortified common salt 2.0 Jam (fruit preserves) and jellies 1.0 L (+) -Tartaric acid 2.0 Lactic acid 2.0 Leafy vegetables (including brassica leafy 0.3 vegetables but excluding spinach) Legume vegetables 0.2 Liquid pectin, chemicals not otherwise 10 specified, used as ingredients or in the preparation or processing of food Malic acid 2.0 Mango chutney 1.0 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Margarine 0.1 Meat of cattle, sheep and pig (also applies to 0.1 fat from meat) Milks (Concentration factor shall be applied to 0.02 partially or wholly dehydrated milks) Minarine (Low Fat Spread) 0.1 Mineral Oil (High viscosity) 1.0 Mineral Oil (Low viscosity) 1.0 Monosodium L-glutamate 1.0 Named Animal fats (lard, rendered pork fat, 0.1 premier jus (suet) and edible tallow) Natural mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.01 Octyl gallate 2.0 Olive oil, Virgin olive oil, Extra virgin olive oil, 0.1 Ordinary virgin olive oil, Refined olive oil, Refined olive pomace oil and Olive pomace oil Other vegetables 2.5 Packaged drinking water (other than mineral 0.01 water), expressed in mg/L Pectin 2.0 Phosphoric acid 4.0 Pickled cucumbers (Cucumber pickles) 1.0 Pig, edible offal of 0.5 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 2.0 Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic 2.0 acid Pome fruits 0.1 Ponceau 4R 10 Potassium iodate 10 Potassium metabisulphite 2.0 Potassium nitrate 2.0 Potassium nitrite 2.0 Poultry fats 0.1 Poultry meat 0.1 Poultry, edible offal of 0.5 Processed tomato concentrates 1.5 Propyl gallate 2.0 Propylene glycol 2.0 Pulses 0.2 Raw sugars except those sold for direct 5.0 consumption or used for manufacturing purpose other than the manufacture of refined sugar Riboflavin 20 Root and tuber vegetables 0.1 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Saccharin sodium 10 Salt, food grade 2.0 Secondary milk products (as consumed) 0.02 Sodium alginate 5.0 Sodium ascorbate 2.0 Sodium benzoate 2.0 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose 2.0 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, enzyme 3.0 hydrolysed Sodium hydroxide 2.0 Sodium metabisulphite 2.0 Sodium propionate 5.0 Solid pectin 50 Sorbic acid 2.0 Sorbitol 1.0 Steviol glycoside 1.0 Stone fruits 0.1 Sucralose 10 Sulphur dioxide 5.0 Sunset yellow 10 Sunset yellow dye used in preparation of lake 10 colour Synthetic food colour-preparation and 10 mixtures Table olives 1.0 Tartrazine 10 Tea 5.0 on dry matter basis Titanium dioxide 2.0 Tragacanth gum 2.0 Trisodium citrate 2.0 Turmeric whole and powder 10 Vegetable Oils, crude (oils of arachis 0.1 (Groundnut), babasu, coconut, cotton seed, grape seed, maize, mustard seed, palm kernel, palm, rape seed, safflower seed, sesame seed, soya bean, and sunflower seed, and palm olein, stearin and superolein and other oils but excluding cocoa butter) Vegetable Oils, edible (oils of arachis 0.1 (Groundnut), babasu, coconut, cotton seed, grape seed, maize, mustard seed, palm kernel, palm, rape seed, safflower seed, sesame seed, soya bean, and sunflower seed, and palm olein, stearin and superolein and other oils but Version –VI (27.01.2022) excluding cocoa butter) Wine 0.2 Yeast and yeast products 5.0 on dry matter basis

2. Copper Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 5.0 Annatto 30 Brewed vinegar and synthetic vinegar 0.01 Caramel 20 Carbonated water , expressed in mg/L 1.5 Chicory-dried or roasted, coffee beans, flavourings/pectin liquid 30 Chlorophyll 30 70 on fat free substance Cocoa powder basis 30 on dry colouring Colouring matter matter basis Concentrates for soft drinks 20 Edible gelatin 30 Foods not specified 30 Hard boiled sugar confectionery 5.0 15 (But not Infant milk substitute and Infant foods less than 2.8) Iron fortified common salt 2.0 Juice of orange, grape, apple, tomato, pineapple and lemon 5.0 Mineral water , expressed in mg/L 1.0 Olive oil, Virgin olive oil ,Extra virgin olive oil, Ordinary virgin olive oil, Refined olive oil, Refined olive pomace oil and Olive pomace oil 0.1 Packaged drinking water (other than mineral water), expressed in mg/L 0.05 Solid Pectin 300 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 25 Polyglycerol esters of Interesterified ricinoleic acid 25 Pulp and pulp products of any fruit 5.0 Soft drinks excluding concentrates and Carbonated Water , expressed in mg/L 7.0 Tea 150 Toddy 5.0 Version –VI (27.01.2022) 50 on dried total solids Tomato ketchup basis 100 on dried Tomato puree, paste, powder, and cocktails tomato solids Turmeric whole and powder 5.0 Vegetables 30 60 on dry Yeast and yeast products matter basis

3. Arsenic Agar 3.0 Alginic acid 3.0 Alumina used in preparation of lake colour 1.0 Aluminium lake of Sunset Yellow FCF 1.0 Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 0.6 Annatto 3.0 Ascorbyl palmitate 3.0 Aspertame (Aspartyl phenyl alanine methyl ester) 3.0 Benzoic acid 3.0 Beta –apo-8’-carotenal 3.0 Beta-carotene 3.0 Brewed vinegar and synthetic vinegar 0.1 Brilliant blue FCF 3.0 Butylated hydroxyanisole 3.0 Calcium alginate 3.0 Caramel 3.0 Carbonated water, expressed in mg/L 0.25 Carmoisine 3.0 Carrageenan 3.0 Chicory-dried or roasted 4.0 Chlorophyll 3.0 Citric acid 3.0 Dehydrated onions, edible gelatin, liquid pectin 2.0 Dicalcium phosphate 3.0 Dodecyl gallate 3.0 Dried herbs, finings and clearing agents, solid pectin all grades, spices 5.0 Edible fats and oils (edible fats and oils not covered by individual standards) 0.1 Erythrosine 3.0 Ethylester of Beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acid 3.0 Fast Green FCF 3.0 Fish and Crustaceans 76 Version –VI (27.01.2022) 5.0 on dry colouring Food colouring other than synthetic colouring matter basis Foods not specified 1.1 Fumaric acid 3.0 Gaur gum 3.0 Glycerol esters of wood rosin 3.0 Gum Arabic or Acacia gum 2.0 Gum Ghatti 3.0 Gum Karaya 3.0 Hard boiled sugar confectionery 1.0 Ice-cream, iced lollies and similar frozen confections 0.5 Indigo carmine 3.0 Infant milk substitute and Infant foods 0.05 Iron fortified common salt 1.0 Juice of orange, grape, apple, tomato, pineapple and lemon 0.2 L (+)- Tartaric acid 3.0 Malic acid 3.0 Margarine 0.1 Milk 0.1 Minarine (Low Fat Spread) 0.1 Mineral Oil (High viscosity) 1.0 Mineral Oil (Low viscosity) 1.0 Molluscs 86 Monosodium L-glutamate 2.0 Named Animal fats (lard, rendered pork fat, premier jus(suet) and edible tallow) 0.1 Natural mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.01 Octyl gallate 3.0 Olive oil, Virgin olive oil ,Extra virgin olive oil, Ordinary virgin olive oil, Refined olive oil, Refined olive pomace oil and Olive pomace oil 0.1 Packaged drinking water (other than mineral water) , expressed in mg/L 0.01 Pectin 5.0 Phosphoric acid 2.0 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids 3.0 Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid 3.0 Ponceau 4R 3.0 Potassium iodate 3.0 Potassium nitrate 3.0 Potassium nitrite 3.0 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Preservatives, anti-oxidants, emulsifying and 3.0 on dry stabilising agents and synthetic food colours matter basis Propyl gallate 3.0 Propylene glycol 3.0 Pulp and pulp products of any fruit 0.2 Riboflavin 5.0 Saccharin sodium 2.0 Sodium alginate 3.0 Sodium ascorbate 3.0 Sodium benzoate 3.0 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose 3.0 Sodium propionate 3.0 Soft drink intended for consumption after dilution except carbonated water 0.5 Sorbic acid 3.0 Sorbitol 3.0 Steviol glycoside 1.0 Sucralose 3.0 Sulphur dioxide 3.0 Sunset yellow 3.0 Sunset yellow dye used in preparation of lake colour 3.0 Synthetic food colour-preparation and mixtures 3.0 Tartrazine 3.0 Titanium dioxide 1.0 Tragacanth gum 3.0 Trisodium citrate 3.0 Turmeric whole and powder 0.1 Vegetables 1.1 Vegetable oils, crude (oils of arachis (Groundnut), babasu, coconut, cotton seed, grape seed, maize, mustard seed, palm kernel, palm, rapeseed, safflower seed, sesame seed, soya bean, and sunflower seed, and palm olein, stearin and superolein). 0.1 Vegetable oils, edible (oils of arachis (Groundnut), babasu, coconut, cotton seed, grape seed, maize, mustard seed, palm kernel, palm, rapeseed, safflower seed, sesame seed, soya bean, and sunflower seed, and palm olein, stearin and superolein). 0.1

4.Tin Canned (citrus fruits, stone fruits, vegetables, fruit cocktail, mangoes, pineapple, raspberries, strawberries, tropical fruit salad). 250 Canned beverages 150 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Canned chestnuts and chestnut puree 250 Canned fish products 200 Canned foods other than beverages 250 Canned mushrooms 250 Canned tomatoes 250 Cooked cured chopped meat (for products in other containers) 50 Cooked cured chopped meat (for products in tinplate containers) 250 Cooked cured ham (for products in other containers) 50 Cooked cured ham (for products in tinplate containers 200 Cooked cured pork shoulder (for products in other containers) 50 Cooked cured pork shoulder (for products in tinplate containers) 200 Corned beef (for products in other containers) 50 Corned beef (for products in tinplate containers) 200 Corned beef, Luncheon meat, Cooked ham, Chopped meat, Canned chicken, Canned mutton and Goat meat 250 Foods not specified 250 Hard boiled sugar confectionery 5.0 Infant milk substitute and Infant foods 5.0 Jam, Jellies and Marmalade 250 Juice of orange, apple, tomato, pineapple and lemon 250 Luncheon meat (for products in other containers) 50 Luncheon meat (for products in tinplate containers) 200 Mango Chutney 250 Pickled cucumber 250 Processed and canned food products 250 Processed tomato concentrates 250 Pulp and pulp products of any fruit 250 Table Olives 250 Turmeric whole and powder 0.01

5. Cadmium Bivalve Molluscs 2.0 Brassica vegetables 0.05 Bulb vegetables 0.05 Carrageenan 1.5 Cephalopods 2.0 Cereal grains, except buckwheat, canihua and 0.1 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Quinoa (excluding wheat and rice; and bran and germ) Crustaceans 0.5 Fish 0.3 Foods not specified 1.5 Fruiting vegetables other than cucurbits (excluding tomatoes and edible fungi) 0.05 Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits 0.05 Infant milk substitute and Infant foods 0.1 Leafy vegetables 0.2 Legume vegetables 0.1 Natural mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.003 Other vegetables 1.5 Packaged drinking water (other than mineral water), expressed in mg/L 0.003 Potato, peeled 0.1 Pulses, excluding soybean dry 0.1 Rice, polished 0.4 Root and tuber vegetables, excluding potato and celeriac 0.1 Salt, food grade 0.5 Stalk and stem vegetables 0.1 Turmeric whole and powder 0.1 Wheat 0.2

6. Mercury Alumina used in preparation of lake colour 1.0 Aluminium lake of Sunset yellow FCF 1.0 Caramel 0.1 Carrageenan 1.0 Fast green FCF 0.01 Fish 0.5 Foods not specified 1.0 Natural mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.001 Non-predatory fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, molluscs 0.5 Packaged drinking water (other than mineral water), expressed in mg/L 0.001 Predatory fish (Tuna, Marlin, Sword Fish, Elasmobranch) 1.0 Salt, food grade 0.1 Sodium hydroxide 1.5 Titanium oxide 1.0 Vegetables 1.0

7. Methyl Mercury (Calculated as the element) All foods 0.25 Version –VI (27.01.2022)

8. Chromium All fishery products 12 Brilliant blue FCF 50 Fast green FCF 50 Gelatin 10 Mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.05 Packaged drinking water (other than mineral 0.05 water), expressed in mg/L Refined sugar 0.02 Vegetables 1.0

9. Nickel All hydrogenated, partially hydrogenated, interesterified vegetable oils and fats such as vanaspati, table margarine, bakery and industrial margarine, bakery shortening, fat 1.5 spread and partially hydrogenated margarine, bakery shortening, fat spread and partially hydrogenated soyabean oil Mineral water, expressed in mg/L 0.02 Packaged drinking water (other than mineral 0.02 water), expressed in mg/L Sorbitol 2.0 Vegetables 1.0

10.Selenium Mineral water , expressed in mg/L 0.05 Packaged drinking water (other than mineral 0.01 water), expressed in mg/L Potassium metabisulphite 5.0 Sodium metabisulphite 5.0 Sulphur dioxide 20

11.Antimony Mineral water , expressed in mg/L 0.005 Packaged drinking water (other than mineral 0.005 water), expressed in mg/L Titanium dioxide 2.0 Vegetables 1.0”] Table Version –VI (27.01.2022) 2.2 Crop contaminants and naturally occurring toxic substances 2.2.1 15[1. No article of food specified in column (3) of the Table below shall contain any crop contaminant specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) thereof in excess of quantities specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table: Table Name of the S.No. Article of the food Limit µg/kg Contaminants (1) (2) (3) (4) Cereal and cereal products 15 Dried figs 10 Arecanut or Betelnut 15 Nuts: Nuts for further processing 15 Ready to eat 15 1 Total Aflatoxins Oilseeds or oil: Oilseeds for further processing 15 Ready to eat 15 Pulses 15 Spices/Spice Mix 30 Food product containing any of the above 20 mentioned food articles Arecanut or Betelnut 10 Cereal and cereal products 10 Dried figs 10 Nuts: Nuts for further processing 10 Ready to eat 10 2 Aflatoxin B1 Oilseeds or oil: Oilseeds for further processing 10 Ready to eat 10 Pulses 10 Spices/Spice Mix 15 Food product containing any of the above 10 mentioned food articles Milk (Liquid) 0.5 3 Aflatoxin M1 Skimmed milk powder 6 Whole milk powder 4 Version –VI (27.01.2022) 4 Ochratoxin A Wheat, rye, barley 20 Apple juice 50 5 Patulin Apple juice used as an ingredient in other 50 beverages 6 Deoxynivalenol Wheat 1000”.] 2 [2. Naturally occurring Toxic Substances: Table Name of naturally occuring Article of food Maximum limits Sl.No toxic substances (NOTS) (ppm) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Agaric acid Food containing mushrooms 100 Alcoholic beverages 100 2 Hydrocyanic acid Nougat, marzipan or its substitutes or 5 similar products Canned stone fruits 5 Alcoholic beverages 5 Confectionery 5 Stone fruit juices 5 10[Sago, Cassava flour, Tapioca flour, 10] Manihot flour and their products 3 Hypericine Alcoholic beverages 1 4 Saffrole Meat preparations and meat products, 10 including poultry and game Fish preparations and fish products 10 Soups and sauces 10 Non-alcoholic beverages 10 Food containing mace and nutmeg 10 Alcoholic beverages 10] 5 [3. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds in Fish and Fishery Products: Sl.No. Name of the contaminants Article of food Limit (1) (2) (3) (4)

1. Polychlorinated biphenyls (Sum of PCB28, Inland and Migratory Fish 2.0 ppm PCB52, PCB101, PCB138, PCB153 and PCB180) Version –VI (27.01.2022)

2. Polychlorinated biphenyls (Sum of PCB28, Marine Fish, Crustaceans 0.5 ppm PCB52, PCB101, PCB138, PCB153 and and molluscs PCB180)

3. Benzo(a)pyrene Smoked Fishery Products 5.0 ppb] 2.3: Residues 14 [2.3.1. Restriction on the use of insecticides: (1) The expression “insecticide” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Insecticide Act, 1968 (46 of 1968). (2) Subject to the provisions of clause (3), no insecticides shall be used directly on articles of food: Provided that nothing in this regulation shall apply to the fumigants which are registered and recommended for use as such on articles of food by the Registration Committee, constituted under section 5 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968). (3) The insecticide specified in column (2) of the table shall not exceed the Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) prescribed in column (4), for the article of food specified in column (3) of the said table, namely:- Table Sl. No. Name of the Insecticide Food Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) in mg/kg (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy Acetic Acid Sugarcane 0.05 Food grains Maize-0.05, Wheat-2 and Rice-0.1and other food grains- 0.01 Milled food grains 0.01 Potato 0.2 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Meat and Poultry 0.2 Eggs 0.05 (shell free basis) Fruits 2

2. Acephate (expressed as mixture of Rice 1 Methamidophos and acephate). Safflower seed 2 Cottonseed 2 Milk and Milk products 0.02 Meat and Meat products 0.05

3. Acetamiprid Chilli 2 Dried Chilli 20 Rice 0.01 Okra 0.1 Cabbage 0.7 Milk and Milk products 0.02 Meat and Meat products 0.05 Cotton seed Oil 0.1 Version –VI (27.01.2022)

4. Alachlor Cotton seed 0.05 Groundnut 0.05 Maize 0.1 Soya bean 0.1

5. Alpha cypermethrin Cotton seed Oil 0.05 Pine apple 0.5

6. Alpha naphthyl Acetic Acid Tomato 0.1 Chilli 0.2 Dried Chilli 2 Mango 0.05 Cotton seed Oil 0.05 Grapes 0.05 Pineapple 0.5

7. Ametroctradin Grapes 6 Potato 0.05 Cucumber 0.4 Tomato 0.3

8. Anilophos Rice 0.1

9. Atrazine Maize 0.01 Sugarcane 0.25

10. Azimsulfuron Rice 0.02*

11. Azoxystrobin Grapes 2 Tomato 1 Mango 0.7 Chilli 1 Dried Chilli 10 Cucumber 0.05* Potato 7 Milk and Milk products 0.01 Cumin 0.03* Maize 0.03* Wheat 0.2 Rice 0.03* Onion 0.05

12. Benfuracarb Red Gram 0.05 Rice 0.05

13. Sum of benomyl and carbendazim Food grains 0.5 expressed as carbendazim Milled food grains 0.1 Vegetables 0.5 Mango 2 Banana (whole) 1 Other fruits 5 Cottonseed 0.1 Groundnut 0.1 Sugar beet 0.1 Dry fruits 0.1 Eggs 0.1 (shell free basis) Meat and Poultry 0.1 (carcass fat basis) Version –VI (27.01.2022) Milk and Milk products 0.1 (F)

14. Bensulfuron Methyl Rice 0.01

15. Beta Cyfluthrin Okra 0.01* Brinjal 0.2 Cotton seed 0.7 Soya bean 0.03 Soya bean Oil 0.01*

16. Bifenthrin Sugarcane 0.03 Rice 0.05 Apple 0.5 Tea 30 Cotton seed 0.5 Milk and Milk products 0.2

17. Bispyribac Sodium Rice 0.05

18. Bitertanol Wheat 0.05 Groundnut 0.05 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Meat and Meat products 0.05 Tea 0.05* Apple 0.4

19. Buprofezin Cotton seed Oil 0.01 Chilli 2 Dried Chilli 20 Mango 0.1 Grapes 1 Okra 0.01* Rice 0.05 Milk and Milk products 0.01

20. Butachlor Rice 0.05

21. Captan Rice 0.3 Fruit and Vegetables Cherries-25, Grapes-25 and Melons-10, other fruits & other vegetables 15 Black gram 0.01*

22. Carbaryl Sesamum 0.05 Fish 0.2 Food grains Wheat-2.0 and Maize- 0.02, other food grains 1.5 Milled food grains 0.01 Okra and leafy vegetables 10 Potato 0.2 Other vegetables 5 Cotton seed (whole) 1 Maize cob (kernels) 1 Rice 2.5 Maize 0.5 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Chilli 5 Dried Chilli 50 Citrus (Orange) 15 Milk and Milk products 0.05

23. Carbendazim Food grains Wheat-0.05, Rice-2.0 and other food grains 0.1 Milled food grains 0.1 Vegetables 0.5 Mango 5 Banana (whole) 1 Other fruits 5 Cotton seed 0.1 Groundnut 0.1 Sugar beet 0.1 Dry fruits 0.1 Eggs 0.1(shell free basis) Meat & Poultry 0.1(Carcass fat basis) Milk and Milk products 0.1 (F) Potato 0.01* Tea 0.5 Grapes 3 Rice 2*

24. Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran Food grains 0.10 and 3-hydroxy carbofuran Milled food grains 0.03 expressed as carbofuran) Fruits & Vegetables 0.10 Oil seeds 0.10 Sugarcane 0.10 Meat & Poultry 0.10 (carcass fat basis) Milk and Milk products 0.05 (fat basis)

25. Carbosulfan Chilli 2 Dried Chilli 20 Rice 0.2

26. Carfentrazone Ethyl Wheat 0.01 Rice 0.1* Tea 0.02*

27. Carpropamid Rice 1

28. Cartap Hydrochloride Rice 0.5

29. Chlorantraniliprole Bengal Gram 0.03* Black Gram 0.03* Bitter Gourd 0.03* Okra 0.3 Soya bean 0.03* Pigeon pea 0.03* Tomato 0.6 Chilli 0.6 Dried Chilli 6 Brinjal 0.6 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Rice 0.4 Cabbage 2 Sugarcane 0.5 Cotton 0.3 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Meat and Meat products 0.2 Groundnut 0.03* Groundnut Oil 0.03* Maize 0.03*

30. Chlorfenapyr Chilli 0.05 Dried Chilli 0.5 Cabbage 0.05

31. Chlorfluazuron Cabbage 0.1* Cotton seed 0.01*

32. Chlorimuron ethyl Rice 0.01 Soya bean seed 0.01 Wheat 0.05

33. Chlormequat Chloride (CCC) Potato 0.1 Brinjal 0.1 Grape 0.05* Cotton seed 1

34. Chlorothalonil Groundnut 0.1 Potato 0.1 Milk and Milk products 0.07 Meat and Meat products 0.02

35. Chlorpropham Potato 30

36. Chlorpyriphos Tea 2 Food grains Wheat-0.5, Rice-0.5 and Food grains 0.05 Milled food grains 0.01 Fruits Stawberry-0.03, Plum- 0.5, Pomefruit-1.0 and other Fruits 0.5 Potatoes and Onions Potato-2.0, Onions 0.01 Cauliflower and Cabbage 1 Other vegetables 0.2 Meat and Poultry (carcass 0.1 fat) Milk and Milk products 0.02 Cotton seed 0.3 Cotton seed oil (crude) 0.05 Carbonated Water 0.001

37. Chlothianidin (Chlothianidin and Sugarcane 0.4 its metabolites Cotton seed 0.02 Thiazolymethylguanidine (TMG), Cotton seed Oil 0.02 Thiazolymethylurea (TZMU), Rice 0.5 Methylnitroguanidine (MNG) Tea 0.7 TMG) Milk and Milk products 0.02 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Meat and Meat products 0.02

38. Chromafenozide Rice 0.03*

39. Cinmethylene Rice 0.05

40. Clodinafop-propargyl Soya bean 0.05* Wheat 0.1

41. Clomazone Rice 0.01 Soya bean seed 0.01 Soya bean seed oil 0.01

42. Copper Hydroxide (Copper Rice $ determined as elemental copper) Potato $ Grapes $

43. Copper Oxychloride(Copper Fruit $ determined as elemental copper) Potato $ Other vegetables $ Areca nut $ Cardamom $ Coconut $ Coffee $ Pepper $ Paddy $

44. Copper Sulphate (Copper Coffee $ determined as elemental copper Cardamom $ Citrus $ Coconut $ Guava $ Papaya $ Pea $ Grapes $

45. Cuprous Oxide (Copper Paddy $ determined as elemental copper) Potato $ Areca nut $ Chilli $ Citrus $ Coffee $ Grapes $

46. Cyantranilipole Grapes 0.01 Pomegranate seed 0.01 Pomegranate Juice 0.01 Cabbage 2 Chilli 0.5 Dried Chilli 5 Tomato 0.5 Gherkin 0.3 Okra 0.5 Brinjal 0.06 Cotton seed or Cotton seed 1.5 Oil

47. Cyazofamid Potato 0.02* Version –VI (27.01.2022) Tomato 0.01* Grapes 1

48. Cyhalofop-butyl Rice 0.5

49. Cymoxanil Tomato 0.01* Potato 0.01 Grapes 0.1 Citrus 0.05* Gherkin 0.05* Cucumber 0.1

50. Cypermethrin (sum of isomers) Rice 2 (Fat soluble residue) Cottonseed Oil 0.01 Wheat grains 2 Milled wheat grains 0.01 Brinjal 0.2 Cabbage 2 Okra 0.5 Oil seeds except groundnut 0.2 Meat and Poultry 2 Milk and Milk products 0.05 (a) Alpha Cypermethrin Cotton seed Oil 0.05

51. Deltamethrin (Decamethrin) Chilli 0.05 Dried Chilli 0.5 Red gram 0.01 Mango 0.01 Tea 5 Okra 0.05 Tomato 0.3 Brinjal 0.3 Groundnut 0.01* Cotton seed 0.1 Food grains 2.0 Milled food grains Milled Food grains- 0.2 and Wheat Flour-0.3 Rice 2.0 Wheat 2.0 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Meat and Meat products 0.5

52. Diafenthiuron Cardamom 0.5 Brinjal 1 Chilli 0.05 Dried Chilli 0.5 Cotton seed Oil 1 Cabbage 1 Citrus 0.2

53. Dichlorvos (DDVP) (content of di- Food grains Wheat-7.0, Rice-7.0 and chloroacetaldehyde (D.C.A.) be other Food grains-1 reported where possible) Milled food grains 0.25 Vegetables 0.15 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Fruits 0.1 Milk and Milk products 0.01 Groundnut seeds 0.05 Groundnut Oil 0.2 Mustard seed or Mustard 0.01 Oil

54. Diclofop (sum diclofop-methyl and Wheat 0.1 diclofop acid expressed as diclofop-methyl)”

55. Diclosulam Soya bean 0.05*

56. Dicofol (sum of o,p' and p,p' Fruits and Vegetables 5 isomers)” Tea 40 Chilli 1 Dried Chilli 10

57. Difenoconazole Chilli 0.01 Dried Chilli 0.1 Rice 0.01 Pomegranate 0.8 Milk and Milk products 0.02 Meat and Meat products 0.2 Apple 0.01 Grapes 3 Maize 0.01* Wheat 0.02 Tomato 0.2

58. Diflubenzuron Cotton seed 0.2

59. Dimethoate Mustard 0.01 Fruits and Vegetables 2 Chilli 0.5 Dried Chilli 5 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Meat and Meat products 0.05

60. Dimethomorph Grapes 2 Potato 0.05 Cucumber 0.2 Tomato 0.2

61. Dinocap Mango 0.1

62. Dinotefuran Rice 8 Cotton seed Oil 0.05* Milk and Milk products 0.1

63. Dithianon Apple 0.1

64. Dithiocarbamates(the residue Chilli 1 tolerance limit are determined and Dry chilli 10 expressed as mg/CS2/kg and refer Wheat-1.0 and other Food grains separately to the residues arising Food Grains-0.2 from any or each group of Milled food grains 0.05 dithiocarbamates) Potato 0.2 (b) Ethylene bis- dithiocarbamates Cherries 1 Version –VI (27.01.2022) resulting from the use of 3 mancozeb, maneb or zineb Other fruits (including zineb derived from nabam plus zinc sulphate) (c) Mancozeb Chilli 1 Dried Chilli 10 Cauliflower 0.02 Groundnut 0.1 Cumin 10 Black pepper 2 Mustard seed 0.1 Gherkin 0.1* Onion 4 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Meat and Meat products 0.1 Mango 2 Grapes 5 Citrus 0.05* Cucumber 0.4 Tea 3 Rice 0.5* (d) Metiram as CS2 Chilli 1 Dry chilli 10 Grapes 5 Potato 0.2 Tomato 5 Groundnut seed 0.1 Groundnut seed oil 0.1 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Onion 0.05* Apple 0.05* Cotton seed 0.05* Cotton seed Oil 0.05* Cumin 10 Banana 2 Black gram 0.05* Cucumber 2 Pomegranate 0.05* Green gram 0.05* (e) Zineb as CS2 Turmeric 2 Tea 0.1*

65. Diuron Sugarcane 0.02 Cottonseed 1 Banana 0.1 Maize 0.5 Citrus (Sweet Orange) 1 Grapes 1

66. Dodine Apple 5 Version –VI (27.01.2022)

67. Edifenphos Rice 0.02 Rice bran 1 Eggs 0.01(shell free basis) Meat and poultry 0.02 (carcass fat basis) Milk and Milk products 0.01( F)

68. Emamectin Benzoate Cotton seed 0.02 Cotton seed oil 0.02 Okra 0.05 Groundnut oil 0.05 Milk and Milk products 0.01* Tea 0.01*

69. Epoxyconazole Ground nut oil 0.05* Groundnut cake 0.05* Maize 0.01* Cumin 0.01* coffee 0.05* wheat 0.01* Soya bean 0.05* Soya bean Oil 0.05* Rice 0.05*

70. Ethephon Pomegranate 0.05 Pine apple 2 Coffee 0.1 Tomato 2 Mango 2

71. Ethion(Residues to be determined Gram 0.01 as ethion and its oxygen analogue Pigeon Pea 0.01 and expressed as ethion) Soya bean Seed 0.01 Tea 5 Cucumber and Squash 0.5 Other Vegetables 1 Cottonseed 0.5 Milk and Milk products 0.5 (F) Meat and Poultry 0.2 (carcass fat basis) Eggs 0.2 (shell free basis) Dry fruits 0.1 (shell free basis) Food grains 0.03 Milled food grains 0.01 Peaches 1 Other fruits 2

72. Ethofenprox (Etofenprox) Rice 0.01 Milk and Milk products 0.02 Meat and Meat products 0.5

73. Ethoxysulfuron Rice 0.01

74. Etoxazole Brinjal 0.2 Tea 15

75. Famoxadone Grapes 2 Potato 0.05 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Tomato 2 Gherkin 0.3

76. Fenamidone Potato 0.02 Grapes 0.6 Gherkin 0.2 Tomato 1.5

77. Fenarimol Apple 5

78. Fenazaquin Apple 0.2 Chilli 0.5 Dried Chilli 5 Okra 0.01 Brinjal 0.01 Tomato 0.01 Tea 3

79. Fenobucarb (BPMC) Rice 0.01

80. Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl Cotton seed 0.02 Black gram 0.01 Rice 0.02* Wheat 0.02 Soya bean seed 0.02 Onion 0.05* Groundnut 0.01*

81. Fenpropathrin Brinjal 0.2 Okra 0.5 Chilli 0.2 Tea 2 Green tea 2 Rice 0.03* Cottonseed oil 3 Milk and Milk products 0.1 Meat and Meat products 0.02

82. Fenpyroximate Chilli 1 Dried Chilli 10 Green Tea 2 Coconut Water 0.02 Tea 2

83. Fenvalerate (Fat soluble residue) Cauliflower 2 Brinjal 2 Okra 2 Cotton seed 0.2 Cottonseed Oil 0.1 Meat and Poultry 1.0 (carcass fat basis) Milk and Milk products 0.01 (F)

84. Fipronil Cotton seed Oil 0.01 Rice 0.01 Chilli 0.01 Dried Chilli 0.1 Sugarcane 0.01 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Cabbage 0.02 Grapes 0.01* Milk and Milk products 0.02 Meat and Meat products 0.01 Wheat 0.01* Onion 0.04

85. Flonicamid Rice 0.05* Cotton seed Oil 0.02*

86. Fluazifop-p-butyl Soya bean 0.05 Cotton seed Oil 0.01* Groundnut 0.01* Groundnut oil 0.01*

87. Flubendiamide Brinjal 0.1 Bengal Gram 1.0 Cotton seed Oil 1.5 Rice 0.1 Cabbage 4 Tomato 2 Pigeon pea 1.0 Black Gram 1.0 Chilli 0.02 Dried Chilli 0.2 Milk and Milk products 0.1 Tea 50 Soya bean 0.07 Soya bean Oil 0.07 Soya bean cake 0.07

88. Fluchloralin Cotton seed 0.05 Soya bean 0.05

89. Flufenacet Rice 0.05

90. Flusilazole Rice 0.01 Chilli 0.01 Dried Chilli 0.1 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Meat and Meat products 1 Groundnut 0.05* Apple 0.05 Grapes 0.05

91. Fluvalinate Cotton seed Oil 0.05 Tea 0.01

92. Forchlorfenuron Grapes 0.01

93. Fosetyl-Al Grapes 10 Cardamom 0.2

94. Glufosinate Ammonium Cotton seed Oil 0.05* Tea 0.01 Milk and Milk products 0.02

95. Glyphosate Tea 1 Rice 0.01 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Meat and Meat products 0.05

96. Halosulfuron methyl Sugarcane 0.03* Maize 0.01* Bottle Gourd 0.01*

97. Hexaconazole Mango 0.02 Rice 0.02 Ground nut seed 0.02 Tea 0.02 Grapes 0.1 Chilli 0.5 Dried Chilli 5 Potato 0.02 Soya bean 0.02 Apple 0.1 Blackgram 0.01*

98. Hexazinone Sugarcane 0.02

99. Hexythiazox Tea 15 Chilli 0.01 Dried Chilli 0.1 Apple 0.3

100. Hydrogen Cyanamide Grapes 0.01 Sugarcane 0.03*

101. Iodosulfuron Methyl Sodium Wheat 0.01

102. Imazethapyr Soyabean 0.03 Soyabean oil 0.1 Groundnut oil 0.1

103. Imidacloprid Citrus (Acid Lime) 1 Groundnut Seed 1 Mango 0.2 Sugarcane 0.1 Okra 2 Sunflower Seed 0.5 Chilli 0.3 Dried Chilli 3 Grapes 1 Tomato 1 Cucumber 1 Cotton seed Oil 0.05 Rice 0.05 Brinjal 0.2 Milk and Milk products 0.1 Meat and Meat products 0.1 Soya bean 3.0 Soya bean Oil 0.01*

104. Indoxacarb Tomato 0.5 Chilli 0.01 Dried Chilli 0.1 Pigeon pea 0.1 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Chick Pea 0.2 Rice 0.05 Soya bean 0.5 Cottonseed 1 Cottonseed Oil 0.1 Cabbage 3 Milk and Milk products 0.1 Meat and Meat products 2

105. Iprobenfos (Kitazin) Rice 0.2

106. Iprodione Rape seed 0.5 Mustard seed 0.5 Rice 10 Tomato 5 Grapes 10

107. Isoprothiolane Rice 0.1

108. Isoproturon Wheat 0.1

109. Kasugamycin Rice 0.05 Tomato 0.05

110. Kresoxim Methyl Milk and Milk products 0.01 Meat and Meat products 0.05 Maize 0.02* Wheat 0.05* Chilli 0.15 Dried Chilli 1.5 Potato 0.02* Soya bean 0.02* Soya bean Oil 0.02* Soya bean Cake 0.02* Cotton seed Oil 0.02*

111. Lambda cyhalothrin Brinjal 0.2 Tomato 0.1 Rice 1 Okra 2 Red Gram 0.05 Bengal Gram 0.05 Chilli 0.05 Dried Chilli 0.5 Groundnut seed 0.01 Onion 0.01 Soya bean 0.01 Mango 0.2 Grapes 0.05 Cotton seed Oil 0.05 Tea 0.05* Maize 0.01*

112. Linuron Pea 0.05

113. Lufenuron Cauliflower 0.1 Cotton seed 0.01 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Black Gram 0.02* Chilli 0.05 Dried Chilli 0.5 Cabbage 0.3 Pigeon pea 0.01

114. Malathion (Malathion to be Food grains Wheat-10.0, Maize-0.05 determined and expressed as and other food grains-4 combined residues of malathion Milled food grains 1 and malaoxon) Fruits 4 Vegetables 3 Dried fruits 8 Carbonated Water 0.01

115. Mandipropamid Grapes 2 Tomato 0.3 Potato 0.05*

116. Mepiquat Chloride Potato 0.1 Cotton seed 0.5 Cotton seed Oil 0.5

117. Mesosulfuron Methyl Wheat 0.01

118. Metaflumizone Cabbage 0.05

119. Metalaxyl Pearl Millet (Bajra) 0.05 Maize 0.05 Sorghum 0.05

120. Metalaxyl-M Potato 0.05* Grapes 1 Black pepper 0.5 Mustard Seed 0.01 Chilli 0.02 Dried Chilli 0.2 Tomato 0.5

121. Methabenzthiazuron Wheat 0.5

122. Methomyl Tomato 1 Pigeon pea seeds 0.05 Chilli 0.05 Dried Chilli 0.5 Groundnut seed 0.05 Grapes 0.3 Soya bean 0.2 Milk and Milk products 0.02 Meat and Meat products 0.02

123. Methyl Chlorophenoxy Acetic Acid Rice 0.05 (MCPA) Wheat 0.2 Milk and Milk products 0.04

124. Methyl Parathion (combined Rice 0.01 residues of methyl parathion and Black Gram 0.01 its oxygen analogue to be Cotton seed oil 0.01 determined and expressed as Mustard seed or Mustard 0.01 methyl parathion) oil Version –VI (27.01.2022)

125. Metolachlor Soya bean Oil 0.05 Milk and Milk products 0.01*

126. Metribuzin Tomato 0.05* Sugarcane 0.01* Potato 0.05* Soya bean Oil 0.1 Wheat 0.03

127. Metsulfuron Methyl Rice 0.01 Wheat 0.1 Sugarcane 0.02

128. Milbemectin Chilli 0.01 Dried Chilli 0.1

129. Monocrotophos Food grains 0.03 Milled food grains 0.01 Citrus fruits 0.2 Other fruits 1 Cotton seed 0.1 Cotton seed Oil (raw) 0.05 Meat and Poultry 0.02 Milk and Milk products 0.02 Eggs 0.02 (shell free basis) Coffee (Raw beans) 0.1 Chilli 0.2 Dried Chilli 2 Cardamom 0.5

130. Myclobutanil Apple 0.01 Chilli 0.2 Dried Chilli 2 Groundnut seed 0.1 Grapes 1

131. Novaluron Chilli 0.01 Dried Chilli 0.1 Chickpea 0.01 Cotton seed 0.5 Cotton seed Oil 0.01 Tomato 0.01 Cabbage 0.7

132. Orthosulfamuron Paddy 0.1

133. Oxadiargyl Mustard Seed 0.05 Onion 0.1 Cumin 0.01 Rice 0.1 Sunflower seed 0.05* Sunflower Oil 0.05*

134. Oxadiazon Rice 0.03

135. Oxydemeton-Methyl Cotton seed oil 0.01 Chilli 2 Dried chilli 20 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Mustard oil 0.01 Food grains Wheat-0.02, Rye-0.02 and other Food grains- 0.02 Milk and Milk products 0.01 Meat and Meat products 0.05

136. Oxyfluorfen Rice 0.05 Groundnut Oil 0.05 Mentha 0.01 Tea 0.2 Potato 0.01 Onion 0.05

137. Paclobutrazol Mango 0.01

138. Paraquat dichloride (Determined Food grains Sorghum-0.03 and as Paraquatcations) other food grains- 0.1 Milled food grains 0.03 Potato 0.2 Other vegetables 0.05 Cotton seed 2 Cotton seed oil (edible 0.05 refined) Milk and Milk products 0.01 (whole) Fruits 0.05 Tea 0.2

139. Penconazole Grapes 0.4 Black gram seed 0.02 Mango 0.05 Apple 0.1 Milk and Milk products 0.01 Meat and Meat products 0.05

140. Pencycuron Rice 0.01

141. Pendimethalin Wheat 0.05 Rice 0.05 Soyabean Oil 0.05 Cotton seed Oil 0.05 Chilli 0.05* Dried Chilli 0.5 Onion 0.4 Red gram 0.05*

142. Penoxuslum Rice 0.1*

143. Permethrin Cucumber 0.5 Cotton seed 0.5 Soya bean 0.05 Sunflower Seed 1

144. Phenthoate Food grains 0.05 Milled food grains 0.01 Oilseeds 0.03 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Edible oils 0.01 Eggs 0.05 (shell free basis) Meat and Poultry 0.05 (carcass fat basis) Milk and Milk products 0.01 (F)

145. Phorate (sum of Phorate, its Food Grains 0.05 oxygen analogue and their Milled food grains 0.01 sulphoxides and sulphones, Tomato 0.1 expressed as phorate) Fruits 0.05 Oil seeds 0.05 Sugarcane 0.05 Eggs 0.05 (shell free basis) Meat & Poultry 0.02* (carcass fat basis) Milk and Milk products 0.05 (F) Green gram 0.01* Cotton seed Oil 0.05

146. Phosalone Pears 2 Citrus fruits 1 Other fruits Apple-5.0, Pome fruit- 2.0 and other fruits- 2.0 Potato 0.1 Other vegetables 1 Rapeseed or Mustard Oil 0.05 (crude)

147. Picoxystrobin Rice 0.05* Grapes 0.05* Chilli 0.05* Dried Chilli 0.5 Soya bean 0.05* Soya bean Oil 0.05* Cumin 0.05* Wheat 0.05*

148. Pinoxaden Wheat 0.7

149. Pretilachlor Rice 0.05

150. Pirimiphos-methyl Rice 0.5 Food grains except Rice 7 Milled food grains except 1 rice Eggs 0.05 (shell free basis) Meat & Poultry 0.05 (carcass fat basis) Milk and Milk products 0.05 (F)

151. Profenofos Cotton seed oil 3 Soya bean 0.01* Meat and Meat products 0.05

152. Prohexadione calcium Apple 0.01*

153. Propaquizafop Black gram 0.01 Soya bean 0.01 Onion 0.01*

154. Propargite Brinjal 2 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Chilli 2 Dried Chilli 20 Apple 3 Tea 10

155. Propiconazole Tea 0.1 Groundnut seed 0.1 Rice 0.05 Soya bean seed 0.07 Wheat 0.05 Milk and Milk products 0.01 Meat and Meat products 0.01

156. Propineb Rice 0.05 Tomato 1 Apple 1 Pomegranate 0.5 Potato 0.5 Chilli 2 Dried Chilli 20 Grapes 0.5

157. Pyraclostrobin Grapes 2 Potato 0.05* Tomato 0.3 Chilli 0.05* Dry chilli 0.5 Soya bean 0.05 Cotton 0.02* Milk and Milk products 0.03 Onion 1.5 Groundnut oil 0.05* Ground nut cake 0.05* Apple 0.5 Corn 0.02* Cumin 0.02* Banana 0.02* Black gram 0.02* Cucumber 0.2 coffee 0.05* Wheat 0.01* Pomegranate 0.02* Green gram 0.02* Rice 0.02*

158. Pyrazosulfuron ethyl Rice 0.01

159. Pyridalyl Cotton seed Oil 0.02 Cabbage 0.02 Okra 0.02 Chilli 0.02 Dried Chilli 0.2

160. Pyriproxyfen Cotton seed 0.05 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Cotton seed Oil 0.03* Brinjal 0.02 Okra 0.03 Chilli 0.02 Dried Chilli 0.2

161. Pyrithiolac Sodium Cotton seed Oil 0.02

162. Pymetrozine Rice 0.01*

163. Quinalphos Cauliflower 0.1 Citrus 0.05 Bengal Gram 0.05 Cotton seed Oil 0.05 Mustard seed oil 0.1 Soya bean 0.05 Groundnut oil 0.3 Rice 0.01 Pigeon pea 0.01 Cardamom 0.01 Tea 0.01 Fish 0.01 Chilli 0.2 Dried Chilli 2

164. Quizalofop ethyl Cotton seed 0.1 Soya bean seed 0.05 Onion 0.01* Groundnut 0.1 Black Gram 0.01*

165. Quizalofop-P-tefuryl Soya bean Seed 0.02 Cotton seed or Cotton seed 0.05* oil

166. Sodium Aceflourofen Soya bean 0.05*

167. Spinosad Cotton seed oil 0.02 Cabbage 2 Cauliflower 0.02 Red gram 0.01 Chilli 0.01 Dried Chilli 0.1 Meat and Meat products 2

168. Spiromesifen Tomato 0.7 Cottonseed 0.7 Apple 0.01 Brinjal 0.5 Chilli 0.1 Dried Chilli 1 Tea 70 Green Tea 70 Okra 0.03

169. Sulfosulfuron Wheat 0.02

170. Tebuconazole Rice 1.5 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Groundnut seed 0.15 Groundnut oil 0.05 Wheat 0.15 Milk and Milk products 0.01 Tomato 2 Meat and Meat products 0.05 Onion 0.15 Soya bean 0.15 Mango 0.2 Grapes 6 Chilli 0.4 Dry Chilli 4 Cotton seed Oil 2 Apple 1 Banana 1.5 Black Gram 0.01* Maize 0.05* Cabbage 1.0

171. Thiacloprid Cotton seed 0.05 Cotton seed Oil 0.05 Rice 0.02 Brinjal 0.7 Tea 5 Soya bean seed 0.03* Apple 0.7 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Meat and Meat products 0.1 Chilli 0.02 Dried Chilli 0.2

172. Thifluzamide Rice 0.05

173. Thiodicarb Cabbage 0.02 Brinjal 0.05 Red Gram 0.05 Black Gram 0.03 Chilli 0.01 Dried Chilli 0.1 Cotton seed oil 0.02 Meat and Meat products 0.02

174. Thiamethoxam Rice 0.02 Okra 0.5 Cotton seed Oil 0.01 Brinjal 0.3 Tomato 0.70 Wheat 0.05 Tea 20 Mango 0.20 Potato 0.30 Mustard seed 0.01 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Cumin 0.01 Acid Lime 0.5 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Meat and Meat products 0.02 Groundnut 0.05* Groundnut Oil 0.05* Sugarcane 0.05* Maize 0.05* Soya bean 0.05* Soya bean Oil 0.05* Chilli 0.5 Dried Chilli 5

175. Thiometon(Residues determined Food grains 0.03 as thiometon its sulfoxide and Milled food grains 0.01 sulphone expressed as thiometon) Fruits 0.5 Potato, Carrots and Sugar 0.05 beets Other vegetables 0.5

176. Thiophanate-Methyl Apple 5 Papaya 7 Milk and Milk products 0.05 Wheat 0.03* Bottle gourd 0.4 Pigeon pea 0.03* Cucumber 0.2 Grapes 3

177. Tolfenpyrad Cabbage 0.01* Okra 0.7

178. Trichlorfon Food grains 0.05 Milled food grains 0.01 Sugar beet 0.05 Fruits and Vegetables 0.1 Oil seeds 0.1 Edible oil (Refined) 0.05 Meat and Poultry 0.1 Milk and Milk products 0.05

179. Triacontanol Milk and Milk products 0.01

180. Triadimefon Wheat 0.5 Pea 0.1 Grapes 2 Milk and Milk products 0.01* Meat and Meat products 0.02* Chilli 0.4 Dried Chilli 4 Coffee 0.5 Mango 0.03* Soya bean 0.02*

181. Trifloxystrobin Tomato 1 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Wheat 0.2 Mango 0.4 Grapes 3 Chilly 0. 4 Dry Chilly 4 Cotton seed Oil 0.02 Apple 0.7 Banana 0.1 Maize 0.1 Cabbage 0.5

182. Triallate Wheat 0.05

183. Triasulfuron Wheat 0.01*

184. Triazophos Chilli 0.2 Dried Chilli 2 Rice 0.6 Cotton seed oil 1 Soya bean oil 0.05

185. Tricyclazole Rice 3 Chilli 0.3 Dried Chilli 3

186. Tridemorph Wheat 0.1 Grapes 0.5 Mango 0.05

187. Trifluralin Wheat 0.05

188. Validamycin Rice 0.01

189. Fluopicolide Grapes 2.0

190. Tembotrione Maize 0.02*

191. Propanil Rice 0.05*

192. Fluopyram and its metabolites Grapes 2

193. Topramezone Corn 0.05*

194. Thiocyclam Hydrogen Oxalate Rice 0.01* 195. 2,4-D Amine Salt Tea 0.05*

196. Ametyrn Sugarcane 0.05*

197. Fomesafen Soya bean 0.02* Soya bean oil 0.02* Ground nut 0.02* Ground nut oil 0.02*

198. Imazamox Ground nut 0.01* Ground nut oil 0.01*

199. Spinetoram and its metabolites Chilli 0.05 (Spinosyn-J and Spinosyn-L) Dry Chilli 0. 5 Cottonseed Oil 0.02 Soya bean 0.02 Soya bean Oil 0.02

200. Sodium Para Nitro Phenolate Tomato 0.3 Cottonseed 0.5* Cottonseed oil 0.5*

201. Bentazone Soya bean 0.05* Version –VI (27.01.2022) Soya bean oil 0.05* Rice 0.05*

202. Cyflumetofen Tea 0.05*

203. Boscalid Grapes 5

204. Flucetosulfuron Rice 0.02*

205. Haloxyfop-R Methyl Soya bean 2 Soya bean Oil 0.02* Soya bean deoiled Cake 0.02*

206. Sulfentrazone and its metabolite Soya bean 0.2 Desmethylsulfentrazone and 3- Soya bean Oil 0.2 Hydroxymethylsulfentrazone Soya bean deoiled Cake 0.2

207. Spirotetramat Okra 1.0 Brinjal 1.0 Chilli 2 Dry Chilli 20

208. Metrafenone Grapes 5

209. Fluxapyroxad Grapes 3.0 Apple 0.9 Rice 5

210. Tetraconazole Watermelon 0.01*

211. Abamectin Grapes 0.05* Chilli 0.05* Dry Chilli 0.5

212. Flupyradifurone and its Okra 0.8 metabolites Difluroacetic Acid and Difluroethylamino-furanone

213. Sulfoxaflor Cotton seed and Cotton 0.4 seed Oil Rice 0.01* * Maximum Residue Limit fixed at Limit of Quantification (LOQ) F: Maximum Residue Limit Calculation on Fat Basis $: The limit shall be for copper in the regulations 2.1 metal contaminants of the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins And Residues) Regulations, 2011 and as amended from time to time. Note: Tolerance limit of 0.01 mg/kg shall apply in cases of pesticides for which MRL have not been fixed.] 2.3.2 : ANTIBIOTIC AND OTHER PHARMA-COLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES 1) The amount of antibiotic mentioned in column (2), on the sea foods including shrimps, prawns or any other variety of fish and fishery products, shall not exceed the tolerance limit prescribed in column (3) of the table given below:— Table Version –VI (27.01.2022) S.No. Name of Antibiotics Tolerance limit mg/kg (ppm) (1) (2) (3)

1. Tetracycline 0.1

2. Oxytetracycline 0.1

3. Trimethoprim 0.05

4. Oxolinic acid 0.3 13[(2) Following antibiotics and veterinary drugs are not permitted to be used at any stage of processing of meat and meat products, poultry and eggs, sea foods including shrimps, prawns or any variety of fish and fishery products. The Extraneous Maximum Residue Limit of 0.001 mg/kg will be applicable except for Chloramphinicol for which it shall be 0.0003 mg/kg (0.3 ug/kg).

1. Nitrofurans including- (i) Furaltadone (ii) Furazolidone (iii) Nitrofurnatoin (iv) Nitrofurazone

2. Chloramphenicol

3. Sulphamethoxazole

4. Aristolochia spp and preparations thereof

5. Chloroform

6. Chloropromazine

7. Colchicine

8. Dapsone.

9. Dimetridazole

10. Metronidazole

11. Ronidazole

12. Ipronidazole and other nitromidazoles

13. Clenbuterol

14. Diethylstibestrol

15. Glycopeptides

16. Stilbenes and other steroids

17. Crystal Violet

18. Malachite Green Version –VI (27.01.2022)

19. Carbadox] 1 [ (3) The limit of antibiotics mentioned in column (2), in Honey on the basis of Limit of Quantification, shall not exceed the tolerance limit prescribed in column (3) when determined by the LC-MS/MS method in the table given below:— Table Name of Sr.No. Antibiotics Tolerance Limit (microgram/kg) (1) (2) (3)

1. Chloramphenicol 0.3*

2. Nitrofurans and its metabolites 0.5* either individually or collectively Sulphonamides and its 3. metabolites 5.0* either individual or collectively

4. Streptomycin 5.0*

5. Tetracycline 5.0* (a) Oxytetracycline 5.0* (b) Chlortetracycline 5.0*

6. Ampicillin 5.0*

7. Enrofloxacin 5.0*

8. Ciprofloxacin 5.0*

9. Erythromycin 5.0*

10. Tylosin 5.0* * Limit of Quantification on the basis of LC-MS/MS method.] Version –VI (27.01.2022) 13[(4) The antibiotics and veterinary drugs specified in column (2) shall not exceed the tolerance limit specified in column (4) for the article of food in column (3) of the Table below, namely:- S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and 7 veterinary drugsi - TABLE Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ

1. AmpicillinI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues ~ (III) Milk I

2. CloxacillinI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~ LJ LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) MilkI 3. LJ Colistin _J Cattle L_ Fat I0.15I MuscleI I0.15I KidneyI I0.2I LiverI I0.15I MilkI l0.05I IPigI MuscleI I0.15I Fat I0.15I LiverI I0.15I KidneyI I0.2I ISheep LiverI I0.15I MilkI I0.05I MuscleI l0.15I KidneyI I0.2I Fat I0.15I IGoatI KidneyI I0.2I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ MuscleI I0.15I LiverI I0.15I Fat I0.15I IRabbit Fat l0.15I MuscleI I0.15I Liver _J 0.15 LJ KidneyI I0.2I IChicken KidneyI I0.2I LiverI I0.15I EggsI I0.3I Fat I0.15I ITurkey MuscleI I0.15I LiverI I0.15I KidneyI I0.2I Fat I0.15I 4. LJ DihydrostreptomycinI Cattle L_ Streptomycinj Muscle _J 0.6 LJ Liver _J 0.6 LJ Kidney 1 Fat 0.6 Milk J 0.02 LJ IChicken Muscle _J 0.6 LJ Liver _J 0.6 LJ Kidney 1 Fat 0.6 Pig Muscle _J 0.6 LJ Liver 0.6 Kidney _J LJ1 Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ Fat 0.6 Sheep L_ Muscle _J 0.6 LJ Liver _J 0.6 LJ Kidney _J 1 LJ Fat 0.6 LJ Milk J 0.2 LJ 5. LJ Chlortetracycline/Oxytetracy ICattle cline/TetracyclineI MuscleI I0.2I LiverJ I0.6J Kidney _J 1.2 LJ MilkI I0.1I MuscleI I0.2I Giant prawn(Paeneus 0.2 monodon)(muscle) ~ IPigI MuscleI I0.2I LiverI I0.6I KidneyI I1.2I IPoultry MuscleI I0.2I LiverI I0.6I KidneyI I1.2I EggsI I0.4I ISheep MuscleI I0.2I LiverI I0.6I KidneyI I1.2I MilkI I0.1I 6. LJ ErythromycinI IChicken MuscleI I0.1I LiverI I0.1I KidneyI I0.1I Fat I0.1I Eggs J 0.05 I J ITurkey MuscleI I0.1I LiverI I0.1I KidneyI I0.1I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ Fat I0.1I 7. LJ FlumequineI ICattle MuscleI I0.5I LiverI I0.5I KidneyI l3I Fat 1 11 IChicken MuscleI I0.5I LiverI I0.5I KidneyJ 3 LJ Fat 1 11 IPigI MuscleI I0.5I LiverI I0.5I KidneyJ 3 LJ Fat 1 11 ISheep MuscleI I0.5I LiverI I0.5I KidneyI 3 11 Fat 1 11 Trout(muscle)I 0.5 LJ 8. LJ LincomycinI Cattle L_ MilkI I0.15I IChicken MuscleI I0.2I LiverI I0.5I KidneyI I0.5I Fat I0.1I IPigI MuscleI I0.2I LiverI I0.5I KidneyI I1.5I Fat 0.1 LJ 9. LJ NeomycinI ICattle LiverI I0.5I MilkI I1.5I KidneyI I10I Fat I0.5I MuscleI I0.5I IChicken LiverI I0.5I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ EggsI I0.5I MuscleI I0.5I KidneyI I10I Fat I0.5I IDuck Fat I0.5I LiverI I0.5I KidneyI I10I MuscleI I0.5I IGoatJ LiverI I0.5I KidneyI I10I Fat I0.5I MuscleI I0.5I IPigJ KidneyI I10I LiverI I0.5I MuscleI I0.5I Fat I0.5I ISheep KidneyI I10I MuscleI 0.5 I I Fat I0.5I LiverI I0.5I ITurkey LiverI I0.5I MuscleI I0.5I Kidney 10 Fat 0.5 LJ

10. SalinomycicinI L (I) All edible animal tissues. 0.01 LJ (II) Fats derived from animall

11. SpectinomycinI L r tissues (III) Milk Cattle l__l MuscleI I0.5I LiverI l2I KidneyI 5 11 Fat 2 11 MilkI 0.2 I I IChicken MuscleI I0.5I LiverI 2 11 Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ KidneyI 5 11 Fat 2 11 EggsI 2 11 IPigI MuscleI I0.5I LiverI 2 11 KidneyI 5 11 Fat 2 11 ISheep Musclej I0.5J LiverI 2 11 KidneyI 5 11 Fat 2 11

12. SulphadiazineI L (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues ~ (III) Milk

13. Sulphathiazole SodiumI L (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues ~ (III) Milk

14. TrimethoprimI L (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissuesI (III) MilkI

15. Sulfadiazinej (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

16. SulfanilamideI L (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues ~ (III) Milk

17. SulfaguanidineI L 0.01 LJ (I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal ~ Zinc BacitracinI r tissues (III) Milk (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ 18. ■ (minimum 60IU/mg driedI (II) Fats derived from animalI substance)j tissues (III) Milk ~ 19. LJ AmproliumI 0.01 LJ Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg) ~ (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ (I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animalI 20. L ApramycinI r tissues (III) Milk (I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissues -

21. Ceftiofur L (III) Milk MuscleI LiverI ICattle - 0.01 1 11 I2J KidneyI 6 11 Fat 2 11 MilkI 0.1 I I IPigI MuscleI I1J LiverI I2J KidneyI 6 11 Fat 2 11 22. I_J CephapirineI (I) All edible animal tissues. 0.01 LJ (II) Fats derived from animall ~ tissues (III) Milk ,- 23. Clopidol _J (I) All edible animal tissues. 0.01 LJ (II) Fats derived from animall 24. L DanofloxacinI 7 r tissues (III) Milk lCattle MuscleI I0.2I LiverI I0.4I KidneyI I0.4I Fat I0.1 I IPigI MuscleI I0.1I LiverI 0.05 I I KidneyI I0.2I Fat I0.1 I IChicken MuscleI I0.2I LiverI I0.4I KidneyI I0.4I Fat I0.1 I I25. EnrofloxacinI I(I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 l I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ (II) Fats derived from 26. L EthopabateI ~ animal tissues (III) MilkI 0.01 LJ

27. Flavophospholipol s (I) All edible animal tissuesL (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ ~ L (Flavomycin) (II) Fats derived from animal tissues ~ (III) Milk 28. L NicarbazinI IChicken KidneyI I0.2I Fat/SkinI I0.2I LiverI I0.2I MuscleI I0.2I 29. L MonensinI ICattle MuscleI I0.01J LiverI I0.1I KidneyI I0.01I Fat I0.1I Milk J 0.002 L_J ISheep MuscleI I0.01I LiverI I0.02I KidneyI I0.01 I Fat I0.1I IGoatI MuscleI I0.01I LiverI I0.02I KidneyI I0.01I Fat I0.1I IChicken MuscleI I0.01I LiverI I0.01I KidneyI I0.01 I Fat I0.1I ITurkey MuscleI I0.01I LiverI I0.01I KidneyI I0.01 I Fat I0.1I IQuail Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ LiverI I0.01 I KidneyI I0.01 I MuscleI I0.01 I Fat 0.1 LJ 30. L MoxidectinI ICattle MuscleI I0.02 I LiverI I0.1I KidneyI I0.05 I Fat I0.5I ISheep MuscleI I0.05 I LiverI I0.1I KidneyI I0.05 I Fat I0.5I

31. SulphaquinoxalineI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ ~ L (II) Fats derived from animal

32. Sulfadimidinej r tissues (III) Milk ICattle Milk 0.025 Not specifiedI MuscleI I0.1I Fat I0.1I KidneyI I0.1I LiverI I0.1I 33. L TilmicosinI ICattle MuscleI I0.1I LiverI 1 11 KidneyI I0.3I Fat I0.1I IPigI MuscleI I0.1I LiverI I1.5I KidneyI l1I Fat I0.1I ISheep LiverI 1 11 MuscleI I0.1I KidneyI I0.3I Fat I0.1I IChicken LiverI I2.4I KidneyI I0.6I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ MuscleI I0.15I Fat/SkinI I0.25I ITurkey LiverI I1.4I KidneyI I1.2I MuscleI I0.1I Fat 0.25 I I 34. L Tylosin _J ICattle MuscleI I0.1I LiverJ I0.1J KidneyI I0.1I Fat I0.1I IPigI MuscleI I0.1I LiverJ I0.1J KidneyI I0.1I Fat I0.1I ISheep MuscleI I0.1I LiverI I0.1I KidneyI I0.1I IChicken MuscleI I0.1I LiverI I0.1I KidneyI I0.1I Fat/SkinI I0.1I EggsI I0.3I

35. Tyvalosin TartrateI 0.01 (I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissuesI (III) MilkI Virginiamycinj (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ

36. (II) Fats derived from animalI tissues (III) Milk ,- 37. AcepromazineI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animalI tissues (III) Milk 38. I_J AlbendazoleI ISpecies not specifiedI Musclej I0.1J LiverI 5 11 KidneyI 5 11 Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. Name of the antibiotics and Food Tolerance limit veterinary drugs (mg/Kg) (1) (2) (3) (4) Fat 0.1 Milk 0.1

39. Amitraz (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

40. Aspirin (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

41. Buqarvaquone (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

42. Buserelin (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

43. Butafosfane (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

44. Butaphosphan (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

45. Calcium Borogluconate (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

46. Calcium Magnesium (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 Borogluconate (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

47. Carboprost tromethamine (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

48. Cefquinone Sulphate (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

49. Chloral hydrate (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ (III) MilkI

50. Closprostenol SodiumI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ L (II) Fats derived from animal ~ 7 tissues (III) Milk j_J

51. ClosantelI ICattle MuscleI 1 11 LiverI 1 11 KidneyI 3 11 FatI 3 11 ISheep MuscleI I1.5I LiverI I1.5I KidneyI 5 11 FatI 2 11

52. Clenbutrol (Broncopulminj L ICattleI powder)I MuscleI I0.0002I MilkI 0.00005 I I LiverI I0.0006I Kidney I I0.0006I FatI I0.0002I IHorseI MuscleI I0.0002I FatI I0.0002I LiverI I0.0006I Kidneyj I0.0006I

53. Diethylcarbamazinej (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal ~ tissues (III) Milk~

54. DinitolmideI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal ~

55. DoramectinI L 7 r tissues (III) Milk ICattleI Musclej I0.01j Liver I I0.1I KidneyI I0.03I FatI I0.15I MilkI I0.015I IPigJ MuscleI I0.005I LiverI I0.1I KidneyI I0.03I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ FatI I0.15I

56. DexcloprostenolumI (I) All edible animal tissues. 0.01 ~ L LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk ~

57. Flunixin MeglumineI (I) All edible animal tissues. 0.01 L (II) Fats derived from animal tissues ~ LJ (III) Milk

58. HalofuginoneI (I) All edible animal tissues. 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal ~ tissues (III) Milk

59. Haloxon (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~

60. IvermectinI ½ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk ICattleI L MilkI I0.01I Liverj I0.8J FatI 0.4 LJ MuscleI I0.03I KidneyI I0.1I IPigJ LiverI I0.015I FatI I0.02I ISheepI LiverI I0.015I FatI I0.02J

61. Kaolin (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~ L _J LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

62. Ketamine hydrochlorideI (I) All edible animal tissues. 0.01 LJ L (II) Fats derived from animal tissues ~ (III) Milk

63. LevamisoleI L ICattleI MuscleI I0.01I Liverj I0.1J Kidneyj I0.01J FatI I0.01I IPigI MuscleI I0.01I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ LiverI I0.1I KidneyI 0.01 I I FatI I0.01I ISheepI MuscleI l0.01I LiverI I0.1I KidneyI 0.01 I I FatI I0.01I IPoultryI Musclej I0.01J LiverI I0.1I KidneyI I0.01I FatI I0.01I

64. Lithium AntimonyI L (I) All edible animalI 0.01 LJ ThiomalateI tissuesI (II) Fats derived from ~ animal tissues (III) MilkI

65. LuprostiolI L (I) All edible animalI 0.01 LJ tissuesI (II) Fats derived from ~ animal tissues (III) MilkI

66. MadramicinI (I) All edible animalI 0.01 tissues. I (II) Fats derived from ~ animal tissues (III) MilkI

67. Magnesium Hypophosphite (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues ~(III) Milk I

68. MeloxicamI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~ L LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) MilkI

69. MepyramineI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~ L LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milkj

70. Methyl HydroxybenzoateI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~ L LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) MilkI I71. Nandrolone LaurateI I(I) All edible animal tissues I0.01I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ (II) Fats derived from

72. NiclosamideI ~ animal tissues (III) Milkj (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~ L LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milkj

73. NimesulideI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~ L LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) MilkI

74. NitroscanateI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~ L LJ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) MilkI

75. NitroxynilI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animalI tissues (III) Milk

76. OxybendazoleI L

77. Febantel/Fenbendazole/Oxyf L s (I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animalj tissues (III) Milk Cattle L_ 0.01 LJ IendazoleI MuscleI I0.1I LiverI I0.5I KidneyI I0.1I FatI I0.1I Milkj I0.1I IPigI MuscleI I0.1I LiverI I0.5I Kidneyj I0.1I FatI I0.1I ISheep MuscleI I0.1I LiverI I0.5I Kidneyj I0.1I FatI I0.1I MilkI I0.1I IGoatI MuscleI I0.1I Liverj I0.5I KidneyI I0.1I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. Name of the antibiotics and Food Tolerance limit veterinary drugs (mg/Kg) (1) (2) (3) (4) Fat 0.1

78. Oxyclozanide (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

79. Parbendazole (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

80. Pentobarbitone (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

81. Praziquantel (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

82. Pregnant Mare Serum (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 Gonadotrophin (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

83. Proligestone (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

84. Promazine Hydrochloride (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

85. Propofol (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

86. Prosolvin (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

87. Rafoxanide (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

88. Semduramycin (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ r tissues (III) Milk 89. 90. Sulpha ChloropyrazineI SodiumI Suramin s (I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animalI tissues (III) Milk (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animalI tissues (III) Milk 91. L ThiabendazoleI ICattle MuscleI I0.1I LiverI I0.1I Kidneyj I0.1I FatI I0.1I MilkI I0.1 mg/l I IPigI MuscleI I0.1I Liverj I0.1I KidneyI I0.1I FatI I0.1I ISheepI MuscleI I0.1I Liverj I0.1I KidneyI I0.1I FatI I0.1I IGoatI MuscleI I0.1I Liverj I0.1I KidneyI I0.1I FatI I0.1I MilkI I0.1 mg/l I

92. Tiamulin Hydrogen Fumarate (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ ~ L ½ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

93. Totrazurilj (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ L ~ ½ (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

94. TriclabendazoleI ICattle MuscleI I0.25I LiverI I0.85I Kidneyj I0.4I Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. L Name of the antibiotics and Food LJ Tolerance limit 7 veterinary drugsi 7 (mg/Kg)i (1) I_J (2) LJ (3) LJ (4) LJ Fat/SkinI I0.1I ISheep MuscleI I0.2I LiverI I0.3I KidneyI I0.2I Fat/SkinI I0.1I

95. Xylazine (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ L ~ _J (II) Fats derived from animal ~tissues (III) Milk

96. ClorsulonI (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~

97. DiminazeneI L r (II) Fats derived from animal 7 tissues (III) Milk ICattle MuscleI I0.5I Liverj I12J Kidneyj I6J MilkI I0.15 mg/lI

98. HydrocortisoneI L (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ (II) Fats derived from animal ~

99. PhenazoneI 7 r tissues (III) Milk (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 LJ ~ L (II) Fats derived from animal 7 tissues ~ (III) Milk

100. QuinapyramineI L (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 ~ LJ (II) Fats derived from animal 7 tissues ~ (III) Milk

101. CefphactrilI L (I) All edible animal tissues. 0.01 ~ LJ (II) Fats derived from animal

102. ChlorpyridazineI 7 r tissues (III) Milk (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal ~ 7 r tissues (III) Milk Version –VI (27.01.2022) S. No. Name of the antibiotics and Food Tolerance limit veterinary drugs (mg/Kg) (1) (2) (3) (4)

103. Tiaprost Trometamol (I) All edible animal tissues 0.01 (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk Note: Edible animal tissues also include that of Fish.] Substitution of highlighted provision [ (4) The antibiotics and veterinary drugs specified in column (2) shall not exceed the tolerance limit specified in column (4) for the article of food in column (3) of the Table below, namely: - Table S. No. Name of the antibiotics and veterinary Food Tolerance drugs limit (mg/Kg) (1) (2) (3) (4)

1. Ampicillin (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

2. Amprolium (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues 3 Apramycin (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

4. Albendzole Species not specified Muscle 0.1 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Liver 5.0 Kidney 5.0 Fat 0.1 Milk 0.1 Fish 0.1

5. Cloxacillin (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissue

6. Chlortetracycline/Oxytetracycline/Tetracycline Cattle Muscle 0.2 Liver 0.6 Kidney 1.2 Milk 0.1 Giant 0.2 prawn(Paeneus monodon)(muscle) Pig Muscle 0.2 Liver 0.6 Kidney 1.2 Poultry Muscle 0.2 Liver 0.6 Kidney 1.2 Eggs 0.4 Sheep Muscle 0.2 Liver 0.6 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Kidney 1.2 Milk 0.1

7. Ceftiofur Cattle Muscle 1.0 Liver 2.0 Kidney 6.0 Fat 2.0 Milk 0.1 mg/l Pig Muscle 1.0 Liver 2.0 Kidney 6.0 Fat 2.0

8. Cephapirine (I) All edible animal 0.01 tissues except in fish. (II) Fats derived from animal tissues

9. Clopidol (I) All edible animal 0.01 tissues except in fish. (II) Fats derived from animal tissues

10. Closantel Cattle Muscle 1.0 Liver 1.0 Kidney 3.0 Fat 3.0 Sheep Muscle 1.5 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Liver 1.5 Kidney 5.0 Fat 2.0

11. Cefphactril (I) All edible animal 0.01 tissues except fish. (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

12. Danofloxacin Cattle Muscle 0.2 Liver 0.4 Kidney 0.4 Fat 0.1 Pig Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.05 Kidney 0.2 Fat 0.1 Chicken Muscle 0.2 Liver 0.4 Kidney 0.4 Fat 0.1

13. Doramectin Cattle Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.03 Fat 0.15 Milk 0.015 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Pig Muscle 0.005 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.03 Fat 0.15

14. Diminazene Cattle Muscle 0.5 Liver 12.0 Kidney 6.0 Milk 0.15

15. Erythromycin Chicken Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1 Eggs 0.05 Turkey Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1

16. Flumequine Cattle Muscle 0.5 Liver 0.5 Kidney 3.0 Fat 1.0 Chicken Muscle 0.5 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Liver 0.5 Kidney 3.0 Fat 1.0 Pig Muscle 0.5 Liver 0.5 Kidney 3.0 Fat 1.0 Sheep Muscle 0.5 Liver 0.5 Kidney 3.0 Fat 1.0 Trout Muscle 0.5

17. Flunixin (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

18. Febantel/Fenbendazole/Oxyfendazole Cattle Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.5 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1 Milk 0.1 Pig Muscle 0.1 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Liver 0.5 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1 Sheep Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.5 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1 Milk 0.1 Goat Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.5 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1

19. Ivermectin Cattle Milk 0.01 Liver 0.8 Fat 0.4 Muscle 0.03 Kidney 0.1 Pig Liver 0.015 Fat 0.02 Sheep Liver 0.015 Fat 0.02

20. Lincomycin Cattle Milk 0.15 Chicken Version –VI (27.01.2022) Muscle 0.2 Liver 0.5 Kidney 0.5 Fat 0.1 Pig Muscle 0.2 Liver 0.5 Kidney 1.5 Fat 0.1

21. Levamisole Cattle Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.01 Fat 0.01 Pig Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.01 Fat 0.01 Sheep Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.01 Fat 0.01 Poultry Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.01 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Fat 0.01

22. Monensin Cattle Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.01 Fat 0.1 Milk 0.002 Sheep Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.02 Kidney 0.01 Fat 0.1 Goat Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.02 Kidney 0.01 Fat 0.1 Chicken Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.01 Kidney 0.01 Fat 0.1 Turkey Muscle 0.01 Liver 0.01 Kidney 0.01 Fat 0.1 Quail Version –VI (27.01.2022) Liver 0.01 Kidney 0.01 Muscle 0.01 Fat 0.1

23. Moxidectin Cattle Muscle 0.02 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.05 Fat 0.5 Sheep Muscle 0.05 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.05 Fat 0.5

24. Meloxicam (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

25. Neomycin Cattle Liver 0.5 Milk 1.5 Kidney 10 Fat 0.5 Muscle 0.5 Chicken Liver 0.5 Eggs 0.5 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Muscle 0.5 Kidney 10 Fat 0.5 Duck Fat 0.5 Liver 0.5 Kidney 10 Muscle 0.5 Goat Liver 0.5 Kidney 10 Fat 0.5 Muscle 0.5 Pig Kidney 10 Liver 0.5 Muscle 0.5 Fat 0.5 Sheep Kidney 10 Muscle 0.5 Fat 0.5 Liver 0.5 Turkey Liver 0.5 Muscle 0.5 Kidney 10 Fat 0.5 Version –VI (27.01.2022)

26. Nicarbazin Chicken Kidney 0.2 Fat/Skin 0.2 Liver 0.2 Muscle 0.2

27. Oxybendazole (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except in Fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues

28. Oxyclozanide (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except Fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

29. Parbendazole (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except Fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

30. Praziquantel (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except Fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

31. Spectinomycin Cattle Muscle 0.5 Liver 2.0 Kidney 5.0 Fat 2.0 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Milk 0.2 mg/l Chicken Muscle 0.5 Liver 2.0 Kidney 5.0 Fat 2.0 Eggs 2.0 Pig Muscle 0.5 Liver 2.0 Kidney 5.0 Fat 2.0 Sheep Muscle 0.5 Liver 2.0 Kidney 5.0 Fat 2.0

32. Sulfadiazine (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

33. Sulfanilamide (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk Version –VI (27.01.2022)

34. Sulfaquinoxaline (I) All edible animal 0.01 tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

35. Sulfadimidine Cattle Milk 0.025 No Specified Muscle 0.1 Fat 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Liver 0.1

36. Sulfa Chloropyrazine (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

37. Thiabendazole Cattle Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1 Milk 0.1 Pig Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1 Sheep Version –VI (27.01.2022) Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1 Goat Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1 Milk 0.1

38. Triclabendazole Cattle Muscle 0.25 Liver 0.85 Kidney 0.4 Fat/Skin 0.1 Sheep Muscle 0.2 Liver 0.3 Kidney 0.2 Fat/Skin 0.1

39. Trimethoprim (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

40. Tylosin Cattle Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Version –VI (27.01.2022) Fat 0.1 Milk 0.1 Pig Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Fat 0.1 Sheep Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Chicken Muscle 0.1 Liver 0.1 Kidney 0.1 Fat/Skin 0.1 Eggs 0.3

41. Virginiamycin (I) All edible 0.01 animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk

42. Xylazine (I) All edible animal 0.01 tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues Version –VI (27.01.2022) Zinc Bacitracin (I) All edible 0.01] 43. animal tissues (minimum 60IU/mg dried substance) except in Fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues [Operationalized w.e.f. 1st April,2019 vide Direction F.No. 1-100/SP(PAR)- Notification/Enf/FSSAI/2014 (Part file) dated 29th March, 2019] 5 [2.4. Limits of biotoxins in fish and fishery products: Sl. No. Name of the contaminants Article of food Limit (µg/kg) (1) (2) (3) (4)

1. Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) Bivalve Molluscs 80 μg/100g (Saxitoxin Equivalent)

2. Amnesic Shellfish Poison (ASP) Bivalve Molluscs 20 μg/g (Domoic acid equivalent)

3. Diarrhetic shellfish poison (DSP) Bivalve Molluscs 160 μg of Okadaic acid equivalent/Kg

4. Azaspiracid poison (AZP) Bivalve Molluscs 160 μg of azaspiracid equivalent/Kg

5. Brevetoxin (BTX) Bivalve Molluscs 200 mouse units or equivalent/Kg] 6 [2.5 Other Contaminants 2.5.1 : The contaminant mentioned in column 2 on the foods mentioned in column 3, shall not exceed the Maximum Level prescribed in column 4 of the Table given below: Name of the Maximum level Sl.No. Food contaminants (mg/kg) (1) (2) (3) (4)

1. Melamine Powdered infant formula 1.0 Liquid infant 0.15 formula Other foods 2.5] Version –VI (27.01.2022) 9 [2.5.2 Histamine in Fish and Fishery Products contaminants, toxins and Residues

1. Fish species having potential to cause histamine poisoning Sl.No. Family Scientific Name Common Name

1. Carangidae Alectis indica Indian Threadfish Alepes spp. Scad Atropus atropos Cleftbelly trevally Carangoides bartholomaei Yellow Jack Carangoides spp. Trevally Caranx crysos Blue runner Caranx spp. Jack/Trevally Decapterus koheru Koheru Decapterus russelli Indian scad Decapterus spp. Scad Elagatis bipinnulata Rainbow Runner Megalaspis cordyla Horse Mackerel/Torpedo Scad Nematistius pectoralis Roosterfish Oligoplites saurus Leather Jacket Pseudocaranx dentex White trevally Scomberoides Talang queenfish commersonnianus Scomberoides spp. Leather Jacket/Queen Fish Selene spp. Moonfish Seriola dumerili Greater/Japanese Amberjack or Rudder Fish Seriola lalandi Yellowtail Amberjack Seriola quinqueradiata Japanese Amberjack Seriola rivoliana Longfin Yellowtail Seriola spp. Amberjack or Yellowtail Trachurus capensis Cape Horse Mackerel Trachurus japonicas Japanese Jack Mackerel Trachurus murphyi Chilean Jack Mackerel Trachurus novaezelandiae Yellowtail Horse Mackerel Trachurus spp. Jack Mackerel/Horse Mackerel Trachurus trachurus Atlantic Horse Mackerel Uraspis secunda Cottonmouth jack

2. Chanidae Chanos chanos Milkfish

3. Clupeidae Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife Alosa spp. Herring Amblygaster sirm Spotted Sardinella Anodontostoma chacunda Chacunda gizzard shad Brevoortia patronus Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia spp. Menhaden Version –VI (27.01.2022) Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic Menhaden Clupea bentincki Araucanian herring Clupea harengus Atlantic herring Clupea pallasii pallasii Pacific herring Clupea spp. Pichard/Shad/Herring Dorosoma spp. Gizaard Shad Ethmalosa fimbriata Bonga Shad Ethmidium maculatum Pacific Menhaden Etrumeus sadina Red-eye round herring Harengula spp. Sprat/Herring Harengula thrissina Pacific flatiron herring Hilsa spp. Shad Nematolosa spp. Gizzard Shad Opisthonema libertate Pacific thread herring Opisthonema spp Thread Herring Opisthopterus tardoore Tardoore Sardina pilchardus European Pilchard Sardinella aurita Round Sardinella Sardinella gibbosa Gold stripe Sardinella Sardinella longiceps Indian Oil Sardine Sardinella maderensis Madeiran Sardinella Sardinella spp. Sardine Sardinops sagax South American Pilchard Sardinops spp. South American Pilchard Spratelloides gracilis Silver-stripe round herring Tenualosa ilisha Hilsa shad Tenualosa spp. Shad 4 Coryphaenidae Coryphaena hippurus Mahi-Mahi /Dolphin fish 5 Engraulidae Anchoa spp. Anchovy Anchoviella spp. Anchovy Cetengraulis mysticetus Pacific anchoveta Engraulis capensis Southern African anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus European anchovy Engraulis japonicus Japanese anchovy Engraulis ringens Peruvian anchovy Engraulis spp. Anchovy Stolephorus spp. Anchovy 6 Istiophoridae Istiompax indica Black Marlin Istiophorus albicans Atlantic sailfish Istiophorus platypterus Indo-Pacific sailfish Kajikia albida Atlantic white marlin Kajikia audax Striped Marlin Makaira mazara Indo-Pacific blue marlin Makaira spp. Marlin/Sailfish Tetrapturus spp. Marlin/Spearfish Version –VI (27.01.2022) Tetrapturus spp. Spearfish 7 Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Flathead Grey Mullet 8 Pristigasteridae Ilisha spp. Ilisha/Pellona Pellona ditchella Indian pellona 9 Scombridae Acanthocybium solandri Wahoo Auxis spp. Bullet Tuna/Frigate Tuna Cybiosarda elegans Leaping Bonito Euthynnus affinis Little tuna or Kawakawa Euthynnus spp. Bonito Gasterochisma melampus Butterfly kingfish Grammatorcynus spp. Short Mackerel Gymnosarda unicolor Dogtooth tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Skipjack Tuna Orcynopsis unicolor Plain Bonito Rastrelliger brachysoma Short Mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta Indian Mackerel Sarda spp Bonito Scomber australasicus Blue mackerel Scomber japonicas Chub mackerel Scomber scombrus Atlantic mackerel Scomber spp. Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla King Mackerel Scomberomorus Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel commerson Scomberomorus guttatus Indo-Pacific king mackerel/Spotted Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius Japanese Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus spp. Spanish Mackerel Scomeromorus lineolatus Streaked seerfish Thunnus alalunga Albacore Tuna Thunnus albacares Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus atlanticus Blackfin Tuna Thunnus maccoyi Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus obesus Bigeye Tuna Thunnus orientalis Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus spp. Tuna Thunnus thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus tonggol Longtail Tuna 10 Xiphiidae Xiphias gladius Swordfish Version –VI (27.01.2022)

2. Limits of histamine level in fish and fishery products S. No. Product Category Applicable to Histamine Level

1. Raw/Chilled/Frozen Finfish Species with high n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, amount of free M=200 mg/kg

2. Thermally Processed histidine (Listed fish n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, Fishery Products species with potential M=200 mg/kg to cause histamine

3. Smoked fishery products n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, fish poisoning) M=200 mg/kg

4. Fish Mince/Surimi and n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, analogues M=200 mg/kg

5. Battered and breaded n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, fishery products M=200 mg/kg

6. Other Ready to Eat fishery n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, products M=200 mg/kg

7. Other value added fishery n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, products M=200 mg/kg

8. Other fish based products n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, M=200 mg/kg

9. Dried/ Salted and Dried n=9, c=2; m=200 mg/kg, M=400 fishery products mg/kg

10. Fermented Fishery products n=9, c=2; m=200 mg/kg, M=400 mg/kg

11. Fish Pickle n=9, c=2; m=200 mg/kg, M=400 mg/kg Where, n: Number of units comprising the sample c: Maximum allowable number of defective sample units m: Acceptable level in a sample M: Specified level when exceeded in one or more samples would cause the lot to be rejected Satisfactory, if the following requirements are fulfilled: 1. the mean value observed is ≤ m 2. a maximum of c/n values observed are between m and M 3. no values observed exceed the limit of M, Unsatisfactory, if the mean value observed exceeds m or more than c/n values are between m and M or one or more of the values observed are >M. Version –VI (27.01.2022) Note:

1. Inserted by notification no. F. No. 1-12/Sci.Panel/(Notification)/FSSAI/2012, dated the 3rdDecember, 2014

2. Substituted by notification no. F.No. P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated the 4th November,2015

3. Inserted by notification no. F.No. 1-99/4/SP(Contaminants)/FSSAI/2014, dated the 4thNovember, 2015

4. Substituted by notification no. F.No.1-99/1/SP(contaminants)/FSSAI/2009, dated the 4thNovember, 2015

5. Inserted by notification no. F. No. 1-10(6)/Standards/SP (Fish and Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated the 4th January, 2016

6. Inserted by notification no. F. No. P. 15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated the 5th January, 2016.

7. Inserted by notification no. F. No. P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated the 3rd May, 2016

8. Omitted by Notification F. No.1-99/SP (Contaminants)/REG/FSSAI/201,5 dated the 10thOctober, 2016

9. Inserted by notification no. F. No. 1-10(2)/Standards/SP (Fish and Fisheries Products)/FSSAI-2013, dated the 18th January, 2017

10. Inserted by notification no. F. No. P/15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated the 21st July, 2017.

11. Inserted by notification no F. No. P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI-2017, dated 27th December,2017. 12. omitted by notification no. 1-100/SPPAR-NOTIFICATION-CTR/FSSAI/2016, dated 19thMarch, 2018.

13. Inserted by notification no No. 1-100/SP(PAR)- Notification/Enf/FSSAI/2014, dated 20thJuly, 2018. 14. substituted by notification No. 1-SP(PAR)- Notification-pesticide/stds-FSSAI/2017, dated24th December, 2018 and 15. substituted by F. No. Stds/SP/(Contaminants)/Notification-1/FSSAI-2018, dated 7th August,2020. Version –VI (27.01.2022)