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Permissible Toxin Amounts

The following toxins are not regulated if the amount under the control of a principal investigator does not exceed, at any time, the amounts indicated in the table below.

HHS Toxins [§73.3(d)(3)] Amount
Abrin 100 mg
Conotoxin 100 mg
Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) 1000 mg
Ricin 100 mg
Saxitoxin 100 mg
Shiga-like ribosome inactivating proteins 100 mg
Tetrodotoxin 100 mg
HHS / USDA Overlap Toxins [§73.3(d)(3)] Amount
Botulinum neurotoxins 0.5 mg
Staphylococcal enterotoxins 5.0 mg
Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin 100 mg
Shigatoxin 100 mg
T-2 toxin 1000 mg