Food (Amendment) Regulations 1998

FOOD (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1998 PU(A) 24/1998 Tambahan No. 5 Perundangan (A) Kepada Warta No. 2 - 15hb Januari 1998 In force from: 16 January 1998 PREAMBLE IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Food Act 1983 (Act 281), the Minister makes the following regulations: 1. Citation. These regulations may be cited as the Food (Amendment) Regulations 1998. 2. Amendment of regulation 37. The Food Regulations 1985, which in these Regulations are . referred to as the "principal Regulations", are amended in regulation 37 by substituting for the word "antibiotic" the word "drug" in subregulation (1). 3. Amendment of regulation 40. The principal Regulations are amended by substituting for regulation 40 the following regulation: "40. Drug residue. (1) In these Regulations, "drug" means any substance or mixtures used internally or externally for therapeutic, prophylactic or growth promotion purposes or for modification of physiological function or behaviour in animals . (2) "Drug residue" means the parent compounds of the drug and/or their metabolites in any edible portion of the animal product, and include residues of associated impurities of 'the drug concerned., (3) No person shall import, sell, expose or offer for sale or delivery, any food intended for human consumption which contains drug residues greater than the amount as set out in Table I, to the Fifteenth A Schedule. (4) Notwithstanding subregulation (3), either Chlortetracycline or oxytetracycline may be incorporated in ice used for preserving fresh fish, and unpeeled shrimps, provided that the concentration of one of these drug shall not exceed 5 parts per million in the product. (5) Notwithstanding subregulations (3) and (4), no person shall import, sell, expose or offer for sale or delivery, any food intended for human consumption which contains the drugs as set out in Table 11 to the Fifteenth A Schedule.". 4. New Schedule Fifteen A. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting after the Fifteenth Schedule the following Schedule: "FIFTEENTH A SCHEDULE (Regulation 40) http://www.cljlaw.com/membersentry/legislationdisplayformatpre.asp?MY FS PUA 1998 024;animals; DRUG RESIDUE 0TABLE I MAXIMUM PERMITTED PROPORTION OF DRUG RESIDUES IN FOOD The food specified in column (2) of the Table below shall not contain the drug specified in column (1) thereof in proportions greater than the maximum permitted proportions specified opposite and in relation to that food in column (3) thereof. (1) (2) (3) Drug Food Substance Definition of residues in which MRL was set Albendazole 2-Aminosulfone metabolite Muscle, fat (cattle and other species), milk (cattle) 100 Liver, kidney (cattle and other species) 5000 Amoxicillin Amoxicillin Milk (cattle) 4 Muscle, liver, kidney, fat (all food producing species) 50 Ampicillin Ampicillin Milk (cattle) 4 Muscle, liver, kidney, fat (all food producing species) 50 Muscle (chicken, turkey, pheasant and calf), liver (calf), kidney (calf) 500 Amprolium 1-4 amino-2-n-propyl-5 (pyrimidinylmethyl)-2 picolinium chloride hydrochloride Muscle (chiken, turkey, pheasant and calf), liver (calf), kidney (calf) 500 Liver (chicken, turkey and pheasant), kidney (chicken and turkey) 1000 Fat (calf) 2000 Egg (chicken and turkey) 4000 Avoparcin Avoparcin Milk (cattle) 10 Edible offal, muscle (mammalian and poultry) 100 Azaperone Sum of azaperone and azaperol Muscle, fat (pig) 60 Liver, kidney (pig) 100 Benzylpenicillin Benzylpenicillin Milk (cattle) 4 Liver, kidney, muscle (cattle and pig) 50 Carazolol Carazolol Muscle, fat (pig) 5 Liver, kidney (pig) 25 Carbadox Carbadox Muscle (pig) 5 Liver (pig) 30 Carprofen Carprofen Muscle (horse) 50 Fat (horse) 100 Muscle, fat (cattle) 500 Liver, kidney (cattle and horse) 1000 Cefquinome Cefquinome Milk (cattle) 20 Muscle, fat (cattle) 50 Liver (cattle) 100 Kidney (cattle) 200 Ceftiofur sodium Desfuroylceftiofur Milk (cattle) 100 Muscle (pig and cattle) 200 Fat (pig and cattle) 600 Liver (pig and cattle) 2000 Kidney (pig and cattle) 4000 Clorsulon Clorsulon Muscle (cattle) 100 Liver (cattle) 200 Kidney (cattle) 300 Fat (cattle) 400 Closantel Closantel Muscle, liver (cattle) 1000 Muscle, liver (sheep) 1500 Fat (sheep) 2000 Kidney, fat (cattle) 3000 Kidney (sheep) 5000 Cloxacillin Cloxacillin Milk (cattle) 30 Muscle, liver, kidney, fat (all food producing species) 300 Colistin Colistin Milk (cattle) 50 Muscle, liver, fat (cattle, chicken, pig, rabbit and sheep) 150 Kidney (cattle, chicken, pig, rabbit and sheep) 200 Egg (chicken) 300 Danofloxacin Danofloxacin Fat (cattle) 200 Muscle (cattle and chicken) 300 Kidney (cattle) 500 Fat (chicken) 600 Liver (cattle) 900 Liver, kidney (chicken) 1200 Decoquinate Decoquinate Muscle, liver, kidney, fat (cattle and sheep) 500 Dexamethazone Dexamethazone Milk (cattle) 0.3 Muscle, kidney (cattle, horse and pig) 0.5 Liver (cattle and pig) 2.5 Dicloxacillin Dicloxacillin Milk (cattle) 30 Muscle, liver, kidney, fat (all food producing species) 300 Dihydrostreptomycin Dihydrostreptomycin Milk (cattle) 200 Muscle, liver, fat (cattle, chicken, pig and sheep) 500 Kidney (cattle, chicken, pig and sheep) 1000 Dimetridazole Dimetridazole Edible offal, muscle (chicken and pig) 5 Diminazene Diminazene Milk (cattle) 150 Muscle (cattle) 500 Kidney (cattle) 6000 Liver (cattle) 12000 Doramectin Doramectin Muscle (cattle) 10 Kidney (cattle) 30 Liver (cattle) 100 Fat (cattle) 150 Doxycycline Doxycycline Muscle (cattle, pig and poultry) 100 Liver (cattle, pig and poultry), fat (pig and poultry) 300 Kidney (cattle, pig and poultry) 600 Enrofloxacin Sum of enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin Muscle, liver, kidney (cattle, chicken and pig) 30 Erythromycin Erythromycin Milk (mammalian) 40 Edible offal, muscle, egg (mammalian and poultry) 300 Estradiol-17b Estradiol-17b Food of bovine origin GAHP* Ethopabate Ethopabate Muscle (chicken) 500 Liver, kidney (chicken) 1500 Febantel Sum of febandazole, oxfendazole and oxfendazole sulfone Milk (cattle) muscle, kidney, fat (cattle, pig and sheep) 100 Liver (cattle, pig and sheep) 500 Fenbendazole Sum of febandazole, oxfendazole and oxfendazole sulfone Milk (cattle), muscle, kidney, fat (cattle, pig and sheep) 100 Liver (cattle, pig and sheep) 500 Florfenicol Sum of florfenicol and its metabolites measured as florfenicol-amine Muscle (cattle) 200 Kidney (cattle) 300 Liver (cattle) 3000 Flubendazole Flubendazole Muscle, liver (pig) 10 Fat (pig) 20 Fat (cattle) 40 Liver (cattle) 100 Muscle (poultry) 200 Egg (poultry) 400 Liver (poultry) 500 Flumequine Flumequine Muscle, fat (cattle, pig, poultry and sheep) 50 Liver (cattle, pig, poultry and sheep) 100 Kidney (cattle, pig, poultry and sheep) 300 Flumethrin Flumethrin Edible offal, muscle and milk (cattle) 50 Gentamicin Gentamicin Milk (cattle), muscle, fat (cattle and pig) 100 Liver (cattle and pig) 200 Kidney (cattle and pig) 1000 Isometamidium Isometamidium Muscle, fat, milk (cattle) 100 Liver (cattle) 500 Kidney (cattle) 1000 Ivermectin 22,23 Dihydroavermectin B Liver (pig and sheep) 15 Fat (pig and sheep) 20 Fat (cattle) 40 Liver (cattle) 100 Levamisole Levamisole Muscle, kidney, fat (cattle, pig, poultry and sheep) t0 Liver (poultry) 100 Lincomycin Lincomycin Edible tissue (pig) 100 Maduramicin Maduramicin Edible tissue, muscle, (chicken) 240 Fat (chicken) 480 Liver (chicken) 720 Moxidectin Moxidectin Muscle (deer), liver (cattle) 20 Liver (sheep), kidney (deer), fat (cattle and sheep) 50 Liver (deer), kidney (cattle and sheep) 100 Fat (deer), milk (cattle and sheep) 500 Neomycin Neomycin Muscle, liver, fat (chicken, turkey, duck, cattle, goat, sheep and pig), egg (chicken), milk (cattle) 500 Kidney (chicken, turkey, duck, cattle, goat, sheep and pig) 1000 Nicarbazin Nicarbazin Muscle, liver, kidney (chicken) 4000 Nystatin Nystatin Edible tissue (pig and poultry), egg (poultry) 0 Oxacillin Oxacillin Milk (all food producing species) 30 Muscle, liver, kidney, fat (all food producing species) 300 Oxfendazole Sum of fenbendazole, oxfendazole and oxfendazole sulfone Muscle, kidney, fat (cattle, pig and sheep), milk (cattle) 100 Liver (cattle, pig and sheep) 500 Oxibendazole Oxibendazole Milk (cattle and sheep) 50 Muscle, liver, kidney, fat (cattle, horse, pig and sheep) 100 Oxytetracycline Oxytetracyline Fat (cattle, sheep, pig, chicken and turkey) 10 Milk (cattle), muscle (cattle, sheep, pig, 100 chicken and turkey) Egg (chicken) 200 Liver (cattle, sheep, pig, chicken and turkey) 300 Kidney (cattle, sheep, pig, chicken and turkey) 600 Penicillin Penicillin Edible tissue (chicken, quail, pig and sheep), egg (chicken and quail), milk (cattle) 0 Edible tissue (turkey) 10 Edible tissue (cattle) 50 Phoxim Phoxim Edible offal, muscle (pig) 10 Fat (pig) 50 Progesterone Progesterone Food of bovine origin GAHP* Robenidine Robenidine Edible tissue (poultry) 100 hydrochloride hydrochloride Fat (poultry) 200 Salinomycin Salinomycin Egg (poultry) 20 Muscle (cattle) 50 Edible offal (pig), muscle (pig and poultry) 100 Edible offal (cattle and poultry) 500 Sarafloxacin Sarafloxacin Fat (chicken) 10 Liver (chicken) 100 Spectinomycin Spectinomycin Milk (cattle) 200 Muscle (cattle, chicken and pig) 300 Fat (cattle, chicken and pig) 500 Liver (cattle, chicken and pig) 2000 Kidney (cattle, chicken and pig) 5000 Spiramycin Muscle (pig) 200 Kidney, fat (pig) 300 Liver (pig) 600 Sum of spiramycin and neospiramycin Muscle (cattle and chicken), milk (cattle) 200 Kidney (cattle), fat (cattle and chicken) 300 Liver (cattle and chicken) 600 Kidney (chicken) 800 Streptomycin Streptomycin Milk (cattle) 200 Muscle, liver, fat (cattle, chicken, pig and sheep) 500 Kidney (cattle, chicken, pig and sheep) 1000 Sulphadiazine Sulphadiazine Edible offal (mammalian), muscle (mammalian), milk (cattle) 100 Sulphadimethoxine Sulphadimethoxine Milk (cattle) 10 Edible offal, muscle (cattle and chicken) 100 Sulphadimidine Sulphadimidine Milk (cattle) 25 Edible offal (chicken and mammalian), muscle (chicken and mammalian), liver, kidney, fat (cattle) 100 Sulphamethazine Sulphamethazine Edible tissue (cattle, turkey, chicken and pig) 100 Sulphaquinoxaline Sulphaquinoxaline Edible offal, muscle (poultry) 100 Sulphonamide Sulphonamide Muscle, liver, kidney, fat (all food producing species), milk (cattle) 100 Testoterone Testoterone Food of bovine origin GAHP* Tetracycline Sum of parent drug and its 4-epimer Muscle (cattle, poultry, pig and sheep), milk (cattle) 100 Egg (poultry) 200 Liver (cattle, poultry, pig and sheep) 300 Kidney (cattle, poultry, pig and sheep) 600 Thiabendazole Sum of thiabendazole and 5-hydroxy thiabendazole Muscle, liver, kidney and fat(cattle, pig, goat and sheep), milk (cattle and goat) 100 Tiamulin 8-alpha-hydroxymutilin Muscle (pig) 3600 Liver (pig) 10800 Kidney, fat (pig) 14400 Tilmicosin Tilmicosin Milk (sheep) 50 Muscle, fat (cattle, poultry, pig and sheep) 100 Kidney (cattle and sheep) 300 Liver (cattle and sheep), kidney (pig) 1000 Liver (pig) 1500 Trenbolone acetate b -Trenbolone a – Trenbolone Muscle (cattle) 2 Liver (cattle) 10 Triclabendazole 5-chloro-6-(2',3' dichloro-phenoxy) benzimidazole-2-one Fat (cattle and sheep) 100 Trimethoprim Trimethoprim Edible offal, muscle (mammalian and chicken), egg (chicken), milk (cattle) 50 Tylosin Tylosin Milk (cattle) 50 Muscle, liver, kidney (chicken and cattle), edible tissue (cattle), fat (chicken), egg (chicken) 200 Virginiamycin Virginiamycin Muscle, liver, kidney, fat (cattle) 0 Muscle (pig and poultry) 100 Fat (poultry) 200 Liver (pig and poultry) 300 Kidney, fat (pig) 400 Kidney (poultry) 500 Zeranol Zeranol Muscle (cattle) 2 Liver (cattle) 10 * Good animal husbandry practice Note: These MRLs will be reviewed every year TABLE II PROHIBITED DRUGS The following drugs are prohibited in food: Beta agonists Nitrofurans Chloramphenicol". Made 16 December 1997. [KKM-163(2/1) sk. III Jld. 4; PN. (PU2) 418/VI.] DATO' CHUA JUI MENG, Minister of Health