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 |