Article #255263
The Guardian - World News
| Title | Tasmanian salmon farms blocked from using antibiotic florfenicol after detection in wild fish 10km away | Source | The Guardian - World News |
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Regulator suspends permit due to ‘unacceptable risk’ antibiotic poses to other species in move welcomed by environmental campaigners
Australia’s veterinary medicines regulator has suspended the use of florfenicol in salmon in Tasmania because of the “unacceptable risk” the antibiotic poses to other species. The Bob Brown Foundation said the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s (APVMA) decision was an “indictment of the industrial fish farm companies and their complete disregard for the marine environment”. Continue reading... |
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| Link | https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/tasmanian-salmon-farms-antibiotic-florfenicol-ban | Published At | 2026-03-04 19:16:10 (2 weeks ago) |
| Created At | 2026-03-04 20:02:25 | Updated At | 2026-03-04 20:02:25 |