How can the chemicals and antibiotics be used in aquaculture?

The use of chemicals and antibiotics, bioproducts, treated and renovated substances in aquaculture must belong to the list legally circulated in Vietnam.

Farms are inspected by relevant competent authorities as regulated in the Ministry.
Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN dated Mach 17, 2009 promulgating the lists of banned and restricted chemicals and antibiotics. Simultaneously, they have also to apply standards on responsible farming (SQF 1000, BMP, GAP,...) and be evaluated by the third independent party (SGS, IMO,…).
Circular No. 64/2010/ TT-BNN dated November 11, 2010 on the removal of trifluralin containing products from the list of products for treatment and improvement of the aquaculture environment, permitted to be marketed in Vietnam.
Cicular No.03/2012/ TT-BNN dated January 16, 2012 on removing products containing Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin from the list of veterinary drugs and products permitted to use in treating aquaculture environment.

1. List of chemicals and antibiotics banned for use in fishery production and trading

No.	Chemicals, antibiotics	Applied for
1	Aristolochia spp and its by-products	Animalfeed,veterinary medicines,chemicals, environmental treatmentsubstances, disinfectants, preservation substances,handcream used in seed production, aquatic animal and amphibians culture, fishery services, preservation and processing activities
2	Chloramphenicol
3	Chloroform
4	Chlorpromazine
5	Colchicine
6	Dapsone
7	Dimetridazole
8	Metronidazole
9	Nitrofuran (including Furazolidone)
10	Ronidazole
11	Green Malachite
12	Ipronidazole
13	Other Nitroimidazole
14	Clenbuterol
15	Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
16	Glycopeptides
17	Trichlorfon (Dipterex)
18	Gentian Violet (Crystal violet)
19	Fluoroquinolones
20	Trifluralin
21	Cypermethrin
22	Deltamethrin
23	Enrofloxacin

2. List of chemicals and antibiotics banned for veterinary use

No.	Chemicals, Antibiotics
1	Chloramphenicol (Other name: Chloromycetin; Chlornitromycin; Laevomycin,Chlorocid, Leukomycin)
2	Furazolidon and Nitrofurans metabolites (Nitrofuran, Furacillin, Nitrofurazon, Furacin, Nitrofurantoin, Furoxon, Orafuran, Furadonin, Furadantin, Furaltadon, Payzone, Furazolin, Nitrofurmethon, Nitrofuridin, Nitrovin)
3	Dimetridazole (Other name: Emtryl)
4	Metronidazole (Other name: Trichomonacid, Flagyl, Klion, Avimetronid)
5	Dipterex (Other name: Metriphonat,Trichlorphon, Neguvon, Chlorophos,DTHP); DDVP (Other names: Dichlorvos; Dichlorovos)
6	Eprofloxacin
7	Ciprofloxacin
8	Ofloxacin
9	Carbadox
10	Olaquidox
11	Bacitracin Zn
12	Tylosin phosphate
13	Green Malachite
14	Gentian Violet (Crystal violet)

3. List of chemicals and antibiotics restricted for use in fishery production and trading

No.	Chemicals, antibiotics	MRLs (ppb)
1	Amoxicillin	50
2	Ampicillin	50
3	Benzylpenicillin	50
4	Cloxacillin	300
5	Dicloxacillin	300
6	Oxacillin	300
7	Oxolinic Acid	100
8	Colistin	150
9	Diflubenzuron	1000
10	Teflubenzuron	500
11	Emamectin	100
12	Erythromycine	200
13	Tilmicosin	50
14	Tylosin	100
15	Florfenicol	1000
16	Lincomycine	100
17	Neomycine	500
18	Paromomycin	500
19	Spectinomycin	300
20	Chlortetracycline	100
21	Oxytetracycline	100
22	Tetracycline	100
23	Sulfonamide (all types)	100
24	Trimethoprim	50
25	Ormetoprim	50
26	Tricainemethanesulfonate	15-330
27	Danofloxacin	100
28	Difloxacin	300
29	Ciprofloxacin	100
30	Sarafloxacin	30
31	Flumequine	600

4. List of chemicals and antibiotics restricted for veterinary use

No.	Chemicals, Antibiotics
1	Improvac (Registration number: PFU-85, manufactured by Pfizer Australia Pty Limited)
2	Spiramycin
3	Avoparcin
4	Virginiamycin
5	Meticlorpidol
6	Meticlorpidol/Methylbenzoquate
7	Amprolium (powder)
8	Amprolium/ethopate
9	Nicarbazin
10	Flavophospholipol
11	Salinomycin
12	Avilamycin
13	Monensin

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