Table 5. Feed safety regulations of US1)

Hazardous materials Feed type Animal type Safe level
Heavy metals
 Mercury Complete feed Aquatic animal 1 mg/kg
Mycotoxins
 Aflatoxin Complete feed Finishing pig 200 mg/kg
Beef cattle, breeding pig, and mature poultry 100 mg/kg
Immature animal 20 mg/kg
 Fumonisin Complete feed Poultry 30 or 100 mg/kg
 Deoxynivalenol Grains Chicken 10 mg/kg
Pesticides
 Aldrin Complete feed Livestock 30 µg/kg
 Dieldrin Complete feed Livestock 30 µg/kg
 BHC Complete feed Livestock 50 µg/kg
 Chlordane Complete feed Livestock 100 µg/kg
 Dicofol Complete feed Livestock 500 µg/kg
 DDT Complete feed Livestock 500 µg/kg
 Heptachlor Complete feed Livestock 30 µg/kg
 Lindane Complete feed Livestock 100 µg/kg
Others
 Melamine Complete feed Livestock 2.5 mg/kg
Data from U.S. Food & Drug Administration [46,96-98].