2016 May - Stock medicines news and updates from NSW Department of Primary Industries

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1. New permits issued

Permit No.

Description

Issued date

Expiry date

PER14863

Mite Away Quick Strips / Honey Bees / Varroa mites

15-Apr-16

30-Sep-20

PER14862

Mite Away Quick Strips / Honey Bees / Varroa mites

15-Apr-16

30-Sep-20

PER80923

Fluvalinate & Flumethrin / Beehives / Mites

2-Oct-15

30-Sep-20

PER81829

DIAZINON / SHEEP / SHEEP BODY LOUSE

1-Feb-16

31-Mar-18

 

Copies of all permits are available at portal.apvma.gov.au/permits

 

2. Veterinary chemicals under review

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) regularly reviews approved chemicals if concerns are raised about adverse events associated with use of a product or chemical, worker safety, public safety or environmental safety. Veterinary chemicals currently under review include:

a. Neomycin - A preliminary report is due in June 2016 which will be followed by public consultation from June – August 2016. The APVMA will issue a final regulatory decision in February 2018.

b. Macrolide antibiotics - including kitasomycin, oleandomycin and tylosin. A preliminary report is due in August 2017 which will be followed by public consultation in August – October 2017. The APVMA will issue a final regulatory decision in November 2018.

 

Other veterinary chemicals nominated for review to be completed within the next five years, with scoping studies commencing in 2016, include second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides, levamisole and trichlorfon.

 

More details on the chemical review program and progress on the reviews of these chemicals can be accessed at http://apvma.gov.au/node/10916

 

For further information or assistance please contact:

Jenene Kidston, Technical Specialist Farm Chemicals
NSW Department of Primary Industries, Biosecurity NSW
Phone: 02 6391 3625    Fax: 02 6391 3740    Email: jenene.kidston@dpi.nsw.gov.au