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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

DICLAZURIL
Chemical names: (±)-2,6-DICHLORO-alpha-(4-CHLOROPHENYL)-4-(4,5-DIHYDRO-3,5-DIOXO-1,2,4-TRIAZIN-2(3H- YL)BENZENEACETONITRILE
Functional class: VETERINARY DRUG (ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT)
Latest evaluation: 1998
ADI: 0-0.03 mg/kg bw
Comments/MRLs: MRLs (expressed as diclazuril, in mg/kg): Muscle (sheep, rabbits and poultry): 0.5: Liver (sheep, rabbits and poultry): 3; Kidney (sheep, rabbits and poultry): 2; Fat (sheep and rabbits): 1; Fat (poultry): 1 (fat/skin in normal proportions)
Report: TRS 888-JECFA 50/54
Residues: FNP 41/11-JECFA 50/29
Tox monograph: FAS 41-JECFA 50/87
Previous status: 1995, TRS 864-JECFA 45/40, FNP 41/8-JECFA 45/67, FAS 36-JECFA 45/119. 0-0.02 (TEMPORARY). MRLs (TEMPORARY; EXPRESSED AS PARENT DRUG): MUSCLE (SHEEP, RABBITS AND POULTRY): 0.5: LIVER (SHEEP, RABBITS AND POULTRY): 3; KIDNEY (SHEEP, RABBITS AND POULTRY): 2; FAT (SHEEP AND RABBITS): 1; SKIN/FAT (POULTRY): 1. TE. TMRL
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Diclazuril (WHO Food Additives Series 36)
       Diclazuril (WHO Food Additives Series 41)