Pyrantel and morantel
pyrantel morantel
MRL MRL
Commodity (current) (current)
ppm ppm
Cattle, muscle ○0.1 0.1
Pig, muscle ●0.1 1 0.1
Other terrestrial mammals1, muscle ●0.1 0.5 0.1
Cattle, fat ○0.1 0.1
Pig, fat ●0.1 1 0.1
Other terrestrial mammals, fat ●0.1 0.5 0.1
Cattle, liver ○0.8 0.8
Pig, liver ●2 10 2
Other terrestrial mammals, liver ○0.8 0.5 0.8
Cattle, kidney ○0.2 0.2
Pig, kidney ●0.5 10 0.5
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ●0.2 0.5 0.2
Cattle, edible offal2○0.8 0.8
Pig, edible offal ●2 10 2
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ○0.8 0.5 0.8
Milk ○0.1 0.1
* Not the uniform limit 0.01 ppm but the regulation that foods shall not contain any antibaiotics or chemically
synthesized substances  will be applied to commodities not listed above, since this substance is considered to
be an antibiotic or chemically synthesized antibacterial substance.
* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.
1. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
2. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver and kidney.　●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered. (Compared with the current MRLs of pyrantel)
　○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be raised. (Compared with the current MRLs of pyrantel)
NOTE: The residue definition for "pyrantel and morantel"  is the sum of pyrantel, morantel, and metabolite A
[N-methyl-1,3-propanediamine] , including metabolites converted into metabolite A by hydrolysis, expressed
as morantel.MRL
(draft)
ppm