How can the chemicals and antibiotics be used in aquaculture?

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The use of chemicals and antibiotics, bioproducts, treated and renovated substances in aquaculture must belong to the list legally circulated in Vietnam.

v  Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN dated March 17, 2009, to promulgate the List of medicines, chemicals and antibiotics banned or limited from usage.

v  Circular No. 29/2009/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 4, 2009 on supplementing and adjusting the Circular No.15/2009/TT-BNN dated March 17, 2009, signed by the Minister of MARD on the List of medicines, chemicals and antibiotics banned or limited from usage.

v  Circular No. 20/2010/TT-BNNPTNT dated April 2, 2010 on supplementing and adjusting the Circular No.15/2009/TT-BNN dated March 17, 2009, signed by the Minister of MARD on the List of medicines, chemicals and antibiotics banned or limited from usage.

v  Circular No. 03/2012/TT-BNNPTNT dated Janaury 16, 2012 on amending and supplementing the Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN of March 17, 2009, promulgating List of medicines, chemicals and antibiotics banned or limited from usage.

 

  1. List of chemicals and antibiotics banned for use in fishery production and trading

No.

Chemicals, antibiotics

Applied for

1

Aristolochia spp and its by-products

Animal feed, veterinary medicines, chemicals, environmental treatment substances, disinfectants, preservation substances , hand cream used in seed

production, aquatic

animal and amphibians culture, fishery services, preservation and processing activities

2

Chloramphenicol

3

Chloroform

4

Chlorpromazine

5

Colchicine

6

Dapsone

7

Dimetridazole

8

Metronidazole

9

Nitrofuran (including Furazolidone)

10

Ronidazole

11

Green Malachite

12

Ipronidazole

13

Other Nitroimidazole

14

Clenbuterol

15

Diethylstilbestrol (DES)

16

Glycopeptides

17

Trichlorfon (Dipterex)

18

Gentian Violet (Crystal violet)

19

Fluoroquinolones

20

Trifluralin

21

Cypermethrin

22

Deltamethrin

23

Enrofloxacin

2. List of chemicals and antibiotics banned for veterinary use

No.

Chemicals, Antibiotics

1

Chloramphenicol (Other name: Chloromycetin; Chlornitromycin; Laevomycin,Chlorocid,  Leukomycin)

2

Furazolidon and Nitrofurans metabolites (Nitrofuran, Furacillin, Nitrofurazon, Furacin, Nitrofurantoin, Furoxon, Orafuran, Furadonin, Furadantin, Furaltadon, Payzone, Furazolin, Nitrofurmethon, Nitrofuridin, Nitrovin)

3

Dimetridazole (Other name: Emtryl)

4

Metronidazole (Other name:  Trichomonacid, Flagyl, Klion, Avimetronid)

5

Dipterex (Other name: Metriphonat,Trichlorphon, Neguvon, Chlorophos, DTHP); DDVP (Other names: Dichlorvos; Dichlorovos)

6

Eprofloxacin

7

Ciprofloxacin

8

Ofloxacin

9

Carbadox

10

Olaquidox

11

Bacitracin Zn

12

Tylosin phosphate

13

Green Malachite

14

Gentian Violet (Crystal violet)

 

3. List of chemicals and antibiotics restricted for use in fishery production and trading

No.

Chemicals, antibiotics

MRLs (ppb)

1

Amoxicillin

50

2

Ampicillin

50

3

Benzylpenicillin

50

4

Cloxacillin

300

5

Dicloxacillin

300

6

Oxacillin

300

7

Oxolinic Acid

100

8

Colistin

150

9

Diflubenzuron

1000

10

Teflubenzuron

500

11

Emamectin

100

12

Erythromycine

200

13

Tilmicosin

50

14

Tylosin

100

15

Florfenicol

1000

16

Lincomycine

100

17

Neomycine

500

18

Paromomycin

500

19

Spectinomycin

300

20

Chlortetracycline

100

21

Oxytetracycline

100

22

Tetracycline

100

23

Sulfonamide (all types)

100

24

Trimethoprim

50

25

Ormetoprim

50

26

Tricainemethanesulfonate

15-330

27

Danofloxacin 

100

28

Difloxacin

300

29

Ciprofloxacin

100

30

Sarafloxacin   

30

31

Flumequine

600

4. List of chemicals and antibiotics restricted for veterinary use

No.

Chemicals, Antibiotics

1

Improvac (Registration number: PFU-85, manufactured by Pfizer Australia Pty Limited)

2

Spiramycin

3

Avoparcin

4

Virginiamycin

5

Meticlorpidol

6

Meticlorpidol/Methylbenzoquate

7

Amprolium (powder)

8

Amprolium/ethopate

9

Nicarbazin

10

Flavophospholipol

11

Salinomycin

12

Avilamycin

13

Monensin

 

 

 

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