The Health Ministry has issued an immediate prohibition on the import, manufacture, sale and distribution of all drug formulations containing Chloramphenicol or Nitrofurans intended for use in any food-producing animal rearing system.
This prohibition is pursuant to recommendations by the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, which determined that the specified drugs pose significant health risks health risks in food-producing animals, particularly considering safer alternative treatments currently available. The prohibition takes effect immediately.
Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
