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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