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Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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> At this point, I am not aware of MRLs, but we can expect that regulators will (rightly) begin to look more closely at this drug.

In Europe, the situation is different:

NO Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) have been set for antibiotics in honey or even proposed.
EU regulates honey under the Council Directive 2001/110/EC. The standard for antibiotics in
food  stipulates that each antibiotic must have an MRL before it can be used on a foodproducing
species. But there are no MRLs for antibiotics in honey -- which means the EU does
not allow use of antibiotics for treatment of honeybees.

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