Table 1. Feed safety regulations of Republic of Korea1)

Hazardous materials Feed type Animal type Safe level
Heavy metals
 Lead Complete feed Livestock 10 mg/kg
 Fluorine Complete feed Chicken 250 mg/kg
 Arsenic Complete feed Livestock 10 mg/kg
 Mercury Complete feed Livestock 0.8 mg/kg
 Cadmium Complete feed Livestock 2 mg/kg
 Chromium Complete feed Fish 100 mg/kg
Mycotoxins
 Aflatoxin Complete feed Livestock 10 µg/kg
 Ochratoxin A Complete feed Livestock 200 µg/kg
Pesticides
 Glyphosate Complete feed Livestock 5 mg/kg
 Diazinon Complete feed Livestock 5 mg/kg
 DDT Complete feed Livestock 0.5 mg/kg
 Dimethoate Complete feed Livestock 1 mg/kg
 Methomyl Complete feed Livestock 10 mg/kg
 Fipronil Complete feed Livestock 0.02 mg/kg
 Chlorpyrifos Complete feed Livestock 2.5 mg/kg
 Fenthion Complete feed Livestock 1 mg/kg
 Carbaryl Complete feed Livestock 5 mg/kg
 Carbendazim Complete feed Livestock 20 mg/kg
 Carbofuran Complete feed Livestock 0.2 mg/kg
 Qintozene Complete feed Livestock 0.02 mg/kg
 Terbufos Complete feed Livestock 0.3 mg/kg
 Others2)
Data from Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs [91].
There are 108 more pesticides.
DDT, dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane.