The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024

Amendment to paragraph 14

135.  In paragraph 14 (labelling of feedingstuffs containing veterinary medicinal product)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i) for “veterinary medicinal product”, in each place it occurs, substitute “medicinal premix”;

(ii) after paragraph (e) insert—

“(ea) the contact details (including a free helpline number) for the supplier of the product;

(eb) the words “inappropriate disposal of this product poses a serious threat to the environment”;

(ec) in the case of a product containing an antibiotic, the words “inappropriate disposal of this product may contribute to antimicrobial resistance”;”;

(iii) in paragraph (f) for “prescription” substitute “medicated feedingstuffs prescription”;

(iv) after paragraph (f) insert—

“(fa) the batch number;”;

(v) in paragraph (i) for “prescription” substitute “medicated feedingstuffs prescription”;

(vi) in paragraph (j) for “approval” substitute “authorisation”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2) for “veterinary medicinal product” substitute “medicinal premix”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (4) after “feedingstuffs” insert “containing a medicinal premix”;

(d) in the heading for “veterinary medicinal product” substitute “medicinal premix”.