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Table 2 Scoring categories for risk-ranking of veterinary drugs in fishery products

From: Risk-based approach to develop a national residue program: prioritizing the residue control of veterinary drugs in fishery products

Parameter

Score

Description

Potency (Pr)

Acceptable daily intake

1

> 0.1 mg kg-1 bw day-1

2

0.01–0.1 mg kg-1 bw day-1

3

0.001–0.01 mg kg-1 bw day-1

4

< 0.001 mg kg-1 bw day-1

Usage (Ur)

Number of sales

1

< 0 (very low)

2

1–1000 (low)

3

1000–10,000 (medium)

4

> 10,000 (high)

Withdrawal Period

1

< 10 days

2

10–50 days

3

50–100 days

4

-

Residue occurrence (Rr, f)

Noncompliant samples

1

Zero

2

One or two

3

Three to five

4

Greater than five

Detection rate

1

< 0%

2

0–0.1%

3

0.1–1%

4

> 1%