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Bacitracin
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Bacitracin is a veterinary drug — Antibiotic in beef, chicken, eggs, milk, pheasant, pork, turkey
What it does
Antibiotic in beef, chicken, eggs, milk, pheasant, pork, turkey
Where you'll see it
Beef, chicken, eggs, milk, pheasant, pork, turkey
What the research says
Moderately toxic by ingestion and injection. Possibly mutagenic.
Regulatory status
- Notes: FDA tolerance 0.5 ppm in tissue of cattle, swine, chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, milk and eggs
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Moderately toxic by ingestion and injection. Possibly mutagenic