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Gentamycin Sulfate
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Gentamycin Sulfate is a veterinary drug — Antibiotic used to treat pork and turkey
Also: Garamycin Sulfate
What it does
Antibiotic used to treat pork and turkey
Where you'll see it
Pork, turkey
What the research says
Theoretically resistance to the drug could build up by eating treated pork or turkey. Allergic reactions to the drug in the meat could also occur.
Regulatory status
- Notes: FDA residue 0.1 ppm in turkey, swine
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): theoretically, resistance to the drug could build up by eating treated pork or turkey