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Restrictions on the use of substances having hormonal or thyrostatic action and beta-agonists in farm animals (SMR 10)



The aim of these rules is to stop the illegal use in stock farming of substances that have a hormonal or thyrostatic action and beta-agonists, and to prevent the residues that these substances leave in meat and other foodstuffs from entering the human or animal food chain.

A. You must not

  1. give food producing animals restricted substances1 (unless in line with any permitted exceptions);
  2. have substances on your farm that contain beta-agonists to induce tocolysis in cows when calving;
  3. have food producing animals on your farm to which a restricted substance has been administered (unless given in line with any permitted exceptions);
  4. place on the market or send to slaughter for human consumption any animal to which a restricted substance has been administered (unless given in line with any permitted exceptions);
  5. place on the market meat, or any other animal product, derived from an animal to which any restricted substance has been administered (unless given in line with any permitted exceptions).
B. You must

  1. observe the relevant withdrawal period if your food producing animals have been given any of the restricted substances in line with the permitted exceptions;
  2. make veterinary medicinal records relating to restricted substances available to the competent authority, or anyone acting on behalf of the competent authority, on request.

Further advice and guidance

The Product Information Database on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate website at www.vmd.gov.uk contains the most up to date information on medicines authorised for use in farm animals in the UK. The relevant database includes any relevant withdrawal periods.

Veterinary Medicines Directorate: 01932 336911


Footnotes

1 ‘Restricted substances’ means thyrostatic substances, stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, their salts and esters, oestradiol 17ß and its ester-like derivatives and substances having oestrogenic, androgenic or gestogenic action and beta-agonists.



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Page published: 30 December 2011