| PROGESTERONE | |
| Chemical names: | PREGN-4-ENE-3,20-DIONE; DELTA 4-PREGNENE-3,20-DIONE |
| Synonyms: | CORPUS LUTEUM HORMONE; LUTEOHORMONE |
| Functional class: | VETERINARY DRUG (PRODUCTION AID) |
| Latest evaluation: | 1999 |
| ADI: | 0-0.03 mg/kg bw |
| Comments/MRLs: | MRLs: Muscle, liver, kidney and fat (cattle): NOT SPECIFIED |
| Report: | TRS 893-JECFA 52/57 |
| Residues: | FNP 41/12-JECFA 52/37 |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 43-JECFA 52/43 |
| Previous status: | 1987, TRS 763-JECFA 32/19, FNP 41-JECFA 32/18, NOT PREPARED. ADI UNNECESSARY. ACCEPTABLE RESIDUE LEVEL: UNNECESSARY; HORMONE PRODUCED ENDOGENOUSLY AT VARIABLE LEVELS IN HUMAN BEINGS. RESIDUES FROM USE ACCORDING TO GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICE UNLIKELY TO POSE A HAZARD TO HUMAN HEALTH. AC. MRL
1981, TRS 669-JECFA 25/15 |
| 12 Nov 01 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Progesterone (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 6, 1974)
Progesterone (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 21, 1979)