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.