DTAB Recommends Ban on 34 Antimicrobials for Animal Use, Seeks Report on 3 Exceptions
New Delhi: The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has recommended banning the manufacture, import, sale, distribution, and use of 34 antimicrobial medicinal products for animal use, with the exception of three categories: carboxypenicillins, cephalosporin combinations with beta-lactamase inhibitors, and phosphonic acid derivatives.
These antimicrobials are part of a list recognized by the European Union (EU) as "reserved" for the treatment of certain serious infections in humans only.
Additionally, the DTAB has requested the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) to urgently provide a report on the remaining three antimicrobials—carboxypenicillins, cephalosporin combinations with beta-lactamase inhibitors, and phosphonic acid derivatives—to support a well-informed decision-making process.
This came in line with the proposal for deliberation of matters pertaining to the prohibition of manufacturing, import, sale and distribution of 37 antimicrobial medicinal products (as laid down in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255) for growth purposes or yield increase in food-producing animals, which are reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans.
2. DAHD shall submit the report about these three antimicrobials at the earliest by providing the clear recommendations, which may be placed before the Chairman, DTAB for appropriate decision.
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