Advisory on use of antibiotics for treatment of food producing animals in animal feeding

of - 43. Further, the use of hormones a8 growth promoters used in food produc also be Stopped since it. has also adverse, effect on human and animal life. ° 2014 Sun 04 {O40 HP Fax 23097034 page i ween ~ No. 102-74/ 2014-Trade Government of India : , “Ministey of Agriculture Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, . . Dated, 3° June, 2014 | To, . : oo , “AU Directors/ Commissioners (Adimal Husbandry) Of all States and UTs. yo, Subject: Use of antibiotics for treatment of food producing animals and it animal feeding Sir, ‘ be less than seven days for eges or mailk, twenty eight days for meat from poultry and mammals Jncluding fat and offal, five hundred degree days for fish meat. The withdrawal Period is the Period of interval between the last administration of a veterinary medicine to atimals under the food stuffs do not contain residues in quantities in excess of the maximum permissible residue limits laid down. , - 2. Apare from above use, antibiotics ace also used as feed Ptemix for regular Feeding in poultry and animals used for meat, mule and ege pracuction, This kind of regular feeding of dndbiones’ has serious consequences on human being since residues of antibiotics may accumulate in meat, discouraged and in this regard, the farmers/ induswies and feed manufacturers should be advised/educated on aot to use antibiotics for animal feeding. ing animals should ” Yours sincerely, (SK Dura). ASstt. Commissioner euia Jun Od 10:40 HP Fax 23097034 ? f + v én s s 4 f. 12. Copy to: page 2 i, Drig Controller General of India, Directorate General of Health Services, FDA Bhaw, Kotla Road, New Delhi for fucther course of action in A this regard. 2. Food Satery and Standard Atthority of india, EDA Bhavan, Koda Road, New Delhi t to evolve . system of estimating drag cesidue in domestic products: ee Me ee