21 CFR § 556.420 - Monensin.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s556.420"
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title: "21 CFR § 556.420 - Monensin."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "556.420"
section_name: "Monensin."
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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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 556.420 Monensin.

(a) *Acceptable daily intake (ADI).* The ADI for total residue of monensin is 12.5 µg/kg of body weight per day.

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

(1) *Cattle.* (i) Liver: 0.10 ppm.

(ii) Muscle, kidney, and fat: 0.05 ppm.

(iii) Milk: Not required.

(2) *Chickens and turkeys.* Edible tissues (excluding eggs): Not required.

(3) *Goats.* Edible tissues (excluding milk): 0.05 ppm.

(4) *Quail.* Edible tissues (excluding eggs): Not required.

(c) *Related conditions of use.* See § 558.355 of this chapter.