Permissible Toxin Amounts

The following toxins are not regulated if the amount under the control of a principal investigator, treating physician or veterinarian, or commercial manufacturer or distributor does not exceed, at any time, the amounts indicated in the table below.

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

Amount

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

Abrin

Amount

1000 mg

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

Botulinum neurotoxins

Amount

1 mg

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

Short, paralytic alpha conotoxins

Amount

100 mg

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS)

Amount

10,000 mg

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

Ricin

Amount

1000 mg

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

Saxitoxin

Amount

500 mg

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

Staphylococcal Enterotoxins (Subtypes A, B, C, D, and E)

Amount

100 mg

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

T-2 toxin

Amount

10,000 mg

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(7)]

Tetrodotoxin

Amount

500 mg

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