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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

LEVAMISOLE
Chemical names: (-)-(S)-2,3,5,6-TETRAHYDRO-6-PHENYLIMIDAZO[2,1-b]THIAZOLE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE (ALSO USED AS FREE BASE AND PHOSPHATE)
Synonyms: ERGAMISOL; LEVAMISOLE HYDROCHLORIDE; TETRAMISOLE; NEMICIDE; STIMAMIZOL; SOLASKIL; TRAMISOL; WORM-CHEK
Functional class: VETERINARY DRUG (ANTHELMINTHIC AGENT)
Latest evaluation: 1994
ADI: 0-0.006 mg/kg bw
Comments/MRLs: MRLs (expressed as parent drug, in mg/kg): Muscle, kidney and fat (cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry): 0.01; Liver (cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry): 0.1; Milk: previous temporary MRL withdrawn; Eggs: no MRL allocated (should not be used in lactating cows or laying hens)
Report: TRS 851-JECFA 42/7
Residues: FNP 41/6-JECFA 42/39
Tox monograph: FAS 33-JECFA 42/3
Previous status: 1990, TRS 799-JECFA 36/31, FNP 41/3-JECFA 36/65, FAS 27-JECFA 36/75. 0-0.003 (TEMPORARY). MRL (TEMPORARY): EDIBLE TISSUES AND MILK (ALL SPECIES): 0.01. TE. TMRL
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Levamisole (WHO Food Additives Series 27)
       Levamisole (WHO Food Additives Series 33)