21 CFR § 556.304 - Gonadotropin.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s556.304"
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title: "21 CFR § 556.304 - Gonadotropin."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "556.304"
section_name: "Gonadotropin."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_number: "556"
part_name: "TOLERANCES FOR RESIDUES OF NEW ANIMAL DRUGS IN FOOD"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 342, 360b, 371."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 32993, July 11, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
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# 556.304 Gonadotropin.

(a) *Acceptable daily intake (ADI).* The ADI for residues of total gonadotropins (human chorionic gonadotropin and pregnant mare serum gonadotropin) is 42.25 International Units per kilogram of body weight per day.

(b) *Tolerances.* The tolerances for gonadotropin are:

(1) *Cattle.* Edible tissues (excluding milk): Not required.

(2) *Fish.* Edible tissues: Not required.

(3) *Swine.* Edible tissues: Not required.

(c) *Related conditions of use.* See §§ 522.1079 and 522.1081 of this chapter.

[84 FR 32993, July 11, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 18121, Apr. 1, 2020]