| CARBADOX | |
| Chemical names: | METHYL-3-(2-QUINOXALINYL-METHYLENE)CARBAZATE-N1,N4-DIOXIDE |
| Synonyms: | MECADOX; FORTIGRO; GS-6244; NUTRITON; GETROXEL |
| Functional class: | VETERINARY DRUG (GROWTH PROMOTER) |
| Latest evaluation: | 2003 |
| ADI: | NO ADI ALLOCATED |
| Comments/MRLs: | MRLs withddrawn because the Committee could not determine the amounts of residues of carbadox and its metabolites in food that represented an acceptable risk to consumers. |
| Report: | TRS 918-JECFA 60/33 |
| Residues: | FNP 41/15-JECFA 60/1 |
| Tox monograph: | FAS 51-JECFA 60/49 |
| Previous status: | 1990, TRS 799-JECFA 36/45, FNP 41/3-JECFA 36/19, FAS 27-JECFA 36/141. ACCEPTABLE. LIMITED ACCEPTANCE OF RESIDUES; MRLs (in mg/kg): SWINE LIVER: 0.03; SWINE MUSCLE: 0.005 (RESIDUES BASED ON THE LEVELS OF, AND EXPRESSED AS, QUINOXALINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID). |
| 3 Mar 04 | |
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations
Carbadox (ICSC)
Carbadox (JECFA Food Additives Series 51)
Carbadox (WHO Food Additives Series 27)