The Abu Dhabi Authority for Agriculture and Food Control has warned of seven errors that singles owners and livestock keepers may make in their dealings with veterinary medicines and preparations, the first of which is the lack of interest in choosing licensed and approved pharmacies when purchasing medicines and veterinary preparations. The second is not to review the product validity dates and storage conditions before purchasing. And third, buying products that are expired or stored in conditions contrary to the stipulations of the product card.
The errors list included the purchase of any drug or pharmaceutical product open or packed in a package other than its original packaging. And the fifth mistake is not consulting the nearest government veterinary clinic before purchasing any special vaccines not included in animal vaccination campaigns. The sixth is indifference to preserving veterinary medicines and preparations in the storage conditions stipulated in the product card. Finally, dealing, sometimes with prohibited pesticides, that poses a danger to the farm and its owner, and to animals, which requires consulting the nearest government veterinary clinic to find out the types of external parasite control that is authorized for use in the country.
The Commission called on owners of bachelors and livestock breeders not to neglect their bachelors, and to regularly monitor the health and nutritional status of animals, stressing that absolute dependence on labor to give animals prescriptions and veterinary preparations, without personal control, may cause complications to the disease, as a result of wrong doses or a different classification For disease.
In an awareness campaign launched recently, the authority appealed to its official account on the social networking site «Twitter», the livestock breeders the need to pay attention to the selection of qualified workers, who have the culture and expertise to deal with prescriptions, and to distinguish the dates of doses, with veterinary medicines.
The authority confirmed its keenness to fulfill the requirements of the veterinary establishments through inspection visits by the inspectors of the authority, during which the focus is on making sure of the validity dates of the veterinary medicines and preparations, following up the proper disposal of expired veterinary medicines and materials, and the licenses of veterinarians working in the veterinary facilities, and storage The proper use of medicines and preparations, as well as ensuring the proper use of narcotic drugs, control and follow-up of veterinary substances banned from circulation in the country.
She called on the public to communicate with her and report any violations that may threaten food safety during the stages of the food chain, by calling the toll-free number for the Abu Dhabi government 800,555, so that its inspectors take the necessary action to reach safe and sound food for all members of society.
Strict penalties
Federal Law No. (9) of 2017 regarding veterinary preparations included strict penalties for violating its provisions, and those related to the sale, display, possession, or manufacture of a veterinary product that is deceptive, corrupt, expired, or contrary to the product data, or the introduction of counterfeit products to the state, beginning From warning, then closing the company, factory or warehouse of the veterinary product, for a period not exceeding six months, or closing the company, factory or warehouse of the veterinary product permanently. The decision stipulated penal penalties that include imprisonment and a fine of not less than 10 thousand dirhams and not more than 500 thousand dirhams, or one of these two penalties, for anyone who sold, offered, possessed, manufactured or installed a veterinary preparation that was deceived, corrupted, expired, or contrary to data The product or an imitation, or in the case of inserting packages or packages for a specific veterinary product with the intention of fraud or imitation, or the manufacture, import, marketing or circulation of any registered veterinary product, without obtaining the approval of the Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment, and in all cases the court rules to confiscate the seized materials The place of violation.
Imprisonment and fine
Federal Law No. (9) of 2017, stipulating that he shall be punished by imprisonment and a fine of no less than 50 thousand dirhams and not more than 500 thousand dirhams, or one of these two penalties, whoever imports, trades or markets any registered veterinary product that has been subjected to any change or amendment Without obtaining the approval of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment.
In the event that samples from any veterinary product are imported for research or marketing purposes without obtaining the approval of the Ministry, the law states that it is punishable by imprisonment and a fine of no less than 20 thousand dirhams and not more than 100 thousand dirhams, or one of these two penalties. While the law stipulated imprisonment and a fine of no less than 50 thousand dirhams and no more than 500 thousand dirhams, or one of these two penalties, for everyone who used the veterinary preparations factory for any purpose other than manufacturing veterinary preparations.
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