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Animal medicines seizure: UK Border Force October

Details of the seizure of veterinary medicines by the UK Border Force. Published in October 2016

• From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
• Published: 25 October 2016

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UK Border Force at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derby stopped a shipment which was subsequently seized.

This shipment contained 25kg of powder purporting to be folic acid addressed to a premise in the UK. The product was seized under Regulation 25 (Importation of unauthorised veterinary medicinal products) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations.

Published 25 October 2016