Summary Description
- Reduces the use of antimicrobials by regulating the use of medicated feed and prohibiting the use of medicated feed for preventative purposes.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Animal healthAntimicrobial resistance
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Farmed animals
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- EU
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Legislation
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- Adopted
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2019
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Regulation 2019/4 of 11 December 2018 on the Manufacture, Placing on the Market and Use of Medicated Feed, 2018 O.J. L 4/1 - 23 (E.U.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Requires veterinarian�s prescription to obtain antibiotics.
- Requires a veterinarian to inspect the fish before writing a prescription.
- Allows Member States to reserve certain antimicrobials for human use only.
- Imposes EU countries to collect data on the sale and use of antimicrobials.
- Imposes non-EU countries to comply with the prohibition on the use of on antimicrobials for growth-promotion and increased yield purposes, as well as the restrictions on antimicrobials designated as reserved for human use in the EU.
- Weaknesses
- Does not include a list of antimicrobials reserved for human use only.