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AgVetLink December 2004

Toxicology review

We have carried out a review of the veterinary medicines in the New Zealand market that are banned in the EU or USA. They are subject to restrictions on their use so as to avoid trade problems, but it was necessary to update our assessments of these various substances to see if there is any new information that would change their status in New Zealand.

The draft review was submitted to the Toxicology Peer Review Group for comment, but because there was new information on carbadox (one of the substances reviewed) from the recent Codex Committee on Veterinary Drugs in Foods meeting (see below), it was felt that a full consideration by the Group should wait until the new information and any Codex actions could be taken into account. The review is being updated and a full Peer Review Meeting will be called as soon as possible to finalise the NZFSA recommendations for action.