NEWS ▶▶▶ Russia set to limit antibiotic use in animal feed
The Russian government has reportedly sup- ported a long-awaited bill to tighten control over the use of antibiotics in animal feed pro- duction. The bill, if approved by the parliament and the president, will prohibit farmers from adding antibiotics to feed and the sale of feed containing antibiotics in the absence of a special license or a prescription.
Unjustified use of antibiotics “The amendments are designed to strengthen control of the use of antibacterial drugs in livestock and poultry farming,” the Russian deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko told to Russian state-owned press. The au- thors of the bill cite fears of growing antibiotic resistance, promising that the new rules will cut down the unjustified use of antibiotics in Russian agriculture. Currently, Russian farmers can use antibiotics in unlimited quantities, as these are not restricted by existing regulations. Russian vet- erinary standards only prescribe that no antibi- otics residues above the allowed limits must
It takes years and millions of dollars to de- velop new antibiotics, while bacteria develop resistance against them in days and weeks.
be found in finished products. However, the control is far from perfect even in this field, as only a limited number of feed antibiotics are subject to state control. Under the new rules, all veterinary drug prescriptions will be regis- tered in the federal state information system. In addition, only those with a pharmaceutical license will be authorised to add antimicrobial drugs to feed. According to Alexei Ermakov, head of the biology department at the Don- skoy State Technical University, Russian scien- tists are concerned about resistance due to
Ukraine resumes registration of feed additives
The Ministry of Economy in Ukraine has ap- proved a long-awaited registration dossier, which has finally unlocked the procedure for state registration of feed additives in the coun- try. In 2020, Ukraine’s parliament passed a law on feed safety and hygiene. This law sought to bring Ukrainian veterinary standards in line with European regulations but, due to several gaps, blocked the registration of feed additives. Under this law, all companies submitting an ap- plication to register a feed additive in Ukraine must submit a registration dossier which has a detailed description of the product. However, the absence of an approved registration dossier form has meant that the entire state registra- tion system was not operational.
Preventing a complete collapse In January 2021, Ukraine’s president, Volodimir Zelensky, passed a decree allowing the re-reg- istration of feed additives. As explained by Ukrainian farmers, this decision prevented the livestock industry from suffering complete
collapse, as state registration in Ukraine was valid for five years, and as of early 2021, up to 30% of all permits were about to expire. The new rules primarily concern feed additives that have never previously been registered in Ukraine. Due to legal uncertainty, it is believed that not a single new feed additive was given state registration in Ukraine in the past year. “Now more than 7,000 economic entities, whose activities are related to the production and circulation of feed, have the opportunity to register safe, high-quality feed additives,” said the Deputy Minister of Economy, Irina No- vikova. She added that registration dossier standards had been developed in accordance with European legislation. “This was an impor- tant step in bringing the Ukrainian feed market in line with EU requirements,” Novikova said. “Until recently, the lack of regulatory require- ments for the registration dossier blocked the procedure for state registration of these prod- ucts and created an artificial shortage of feed additives in Ukraine.”
excessive use of antibiotics in feed. He said: “It takes years and millions of dollars to develop new antibiotics, while bacteria develop resist- ance against them in days and weeks.”
Antibiotics to stimulate growth Currently, there is no official statistical data in- dicating how much antibiotics are used at Rus- sian farms. The Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor backed the proposal, claim- ing that “there is a problem of uncontrolled and intensive use of antibiotics in agriculture” in Russia. Sometimes antibiotics are used to stimulate the growth and productivity of live- stock in Russia, Rosselkhoznadzor admitted. The Russian Union of Feed Producers has al- ready supported the new bill. “The authorities should strictly control the use of antibiotics in animal feed. The use of antimicrobial drugs for prophylactic purposes may only be allowed in exceptional cases of outbreaks at livestock complexes, and not for insurance against out- breaks,” Valery Afanasiev, director of the Union of Feed Producers, said.
January 2022 edition of VIV Asia cancelled
Organiser VNU has decided to cancel the edi- tion of VIV Asia that was planned for January 2022. This was already an improvised date be- cause of Covid-19, but even January 2022 is too soon for the biennial event in Bangkok, Thailand. Normally, VIV Asia takes place in March every two years. The last regular edition was held in March 2019. This year’s edition was initially postponed to September this year, then to January 2022. The latest decision means that the original sequence will be picked up, i.e. that the next edition of VIV Asia will take place at the time of year that it always did in the past, in this case from March 8-10, 2023. The venue will be Bangkok’s Impact Challenger, halls 1-3. This is different from pre- vious years, when the venue of VIV Asia was the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibi- tion Centre (BITEC). The event will be held to- gether with the show Meat Pro Asia, which is organised by Messe Frankfurt and VNU Asia Pacific.
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