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Product recall for Ketofen 10% Solution for Injection
Veterinary surgeons, retailers and wholesale dealers are asked to examine inventory.
Visual inspection confirmed possibility of particulate contamination. 

Ceva Animal Health has recalled Ketofen 10% Solution for Injection.

The Class II recall was initiated after a visual inspection confirmed a possibility of particulate contamination, which is unacceptable for an intravenous use preparation. 

Only the following batches have been recalled:
    •   108AB Expiry 12/02/2023
    •   113H Expiry 16/03/2023

Veterinary surgeons, retailers and wholesale dealers are being contacted and told to examine inventory immediately, and then quarantine any products subject to recall. 

Ketofen 10% Solution for Injection is used to treat cattle, horses and other equidae, and pigs, and is a non-narcotic, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic and anti-pyretic properties. 

Anyone with further questions on the recall is advised to contact Peter Kyte on +44 1494 781510 

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Annual submission deadline small pet animal exemptions

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 Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.

Submitting this annual return ensures continued compliance with regulatory requirements for products marketed without a full Marketing Authorisation. The exemption specifically applies to products intended for animals, cage birds, terrarium animals, small rodents, ferrets and rabbits.

For further details and submission guidelines, visit the gov.uk website.  

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Bluetongue RZ extended across Scotland

The Scottish Government has announced an extension to a Bluetongue Restricted Zone that is in place in south-west Scotland.

From 3 October, the Restricted Zone will be extended to cover the whole of Scotland. The Animal, Plant and Health Agency (APHA) says this is in response to further disease spread, as well as simplify trading conditions ahead of the autumn.

Since the whole country will share a disease status, it will no longer be necessary to have a movement license to move susceptible livestock around the country. Restrictions on germinal products remain.

As of 1 October 2026, there were 1,979 cases of BTV-3 in England, 389 cases in Wales and 40 cases in Scotland.