# Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1871 of 7 November 2019 on reference points for action for non-allowed pharmacologically active substances present in food of animal origin and repealing Decision 2005/34/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Annex: Reference points for action (RPA)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Due to the natural occurrence of SEM in crayfish at levels above the RPA, only levels of AOZ, AMOZ, AHD and DNSH above the RPA are a clear indication of the illegal use of nitrofurans and their metabolites. The RPA of 0,5 µg/kg for SEM in crayfish shall only be applied, when the illegal use of nitrofurazone on crayfish has been established.
Substance
RPA(µg/kg)
Other provisions
Chloramphenicol
0,15
Malachite green
0,5
0,5 µg/kg for the sum of malachite green and leucomalachite green
Nitrofurans and their metabolites
0,5
0,5 µg/kg for each of the metabolites of furazolidone (AOZ or 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone), furaltadone (AMOZ or 3-amino-5-methylmorpholino-2-oxazolidinone), nitrofurantoin (AHD or 1-aminohydantoin), nitrofurazone (SEM or semicarbazide) and nifursol (DNSH or 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid hydrazide)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1871/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1871/annex
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