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VMD issues product defect alert
The recall affects the 400mg/ml containers of batch 20K091 with the expiry date of October 2022.
Recall affects batch of Revozyn RTU 400 mg/ml Suspension for Injection for Cattle.

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has issued a product defect alert for a single batch of Revozyn RTU 400 mg/ml Suspension for Injection for Cattle.

The recall affects the 400mg/ml containers of batch 20K091 with the expiry date of October 2022.

The VMD writes: ‘We wish to make wholesalers and veterinary surgeons aware that Eurovet Animal Health BV has initiated a Class II recall of Revozyn RTU 400 mg/ml Suspension for Injection for Cattle.

‘This recall is due to confirmed out of specification particle size distribution (the percentage of particles greater than 50 µm exceeds the specification) and out of specification redispersion time.’

The manufacturer, Eurovet Animal Health BV, is contacting wholesale dealers and veterinary surgeons to examine inventory immediately and quarantine products subject to this recall.

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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.