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Summary of Evaluations Performed by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

SARAFLOXACIN
Chemical names: SARAFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE; 6-FLUORO-1-(4-FLUOROPHENYL)-7-PIPERAZINYL-1,4-DIHYDRO-4-OXO-3-QUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID HYDROCHLORIDE
Synonyms: FLOXASOL
Functional class: VETERINARY DRUG (ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT)
Latest evaluation: 1998
ADI: 0-0.0003 mg/kg bw
Comments/MRLs: MRLs (expressed as sarafloxacin, in mg/kg): Muscle (turkeys and chickens): 0.01; Liver and Kidney (turkeys and chickens): 0.08; Fat (turkeys and chickens): 0.02 (fat/skin in normal proportions)
Report: TRS 888-JECFA 50/33
Residues: FNP 41/11-JECFA 50/107
Tox monograph: FAS 41-JECFA 50/37
 
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       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Sarafloxacin (WHO Food Additives Series 41)