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Animal medicine seizure notice - Parcel addressed to Craigavon, County Armagh

Details of seizure notice served following a parcel addressed to premises in Craigavon, County Armagh stopped at a Belfast Depot.

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The following veterinary medicines were identified by a courier company based at a Belfast Depot. The products were then detained and subsequently seized by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).

This parcel was addressed to residential premises in Craigavon, County Armagh and was shipped from Australia.

The parcel contained:

  • Two x 100ml bottles of Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 injection
  • Five x 20ml bottles of A.M.P 5 Injection

The Folic acid and vitamin B12 injection was labelled for the treatment of macrocytic anaemia in horses and dogs. The AMP-5 injection was labelled as a coronary vasodilator for horses and dogs.

These medicines are not authorised UK veterinary medicines.

The medicines were seized under Regulation 25 (Importation of unauthorised veterinary medicinal products) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.

Published 20 May 2021