Ministry of agriculture emergency notice: production and operation of "Clenbuterol" must be severely punished

Introduction: Beijing, Nov 14 (Xinhua) -- in response to the recent poisoning of pork containing clenbuterol in Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, the Ministry of Agriculture recently issued an urgent notice, requiring all regions to take more stringent measures and intensify the crackdown on clenbuterol on the basis of summarizing the experience and lessons of the special Struggle Against Clenbuterol in the previous period According to reports, November 7, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, the occurrence of pork containing "Clenbuterol" (clenbuterol hydrochloride) lead to mass poisoning After investigation, the incident was caused by the illegal sale of the drug by the manufacturer of "Clenbuterol", the illegal production of feed containing "Clenbuterol" by Guangdong Taishan Zhongyang Feed Co., Ltd., and the illegal use of feed containing "Clenbuterol" by two individual pig farmers in Heyuan City for fattening pigs For this reason, the Ministry of Agriculture issued an urgent notice, requiring that once the production, operation and use of clenbuterol hydrochloride are found, in addition to severe punishment, the production license of the enterprise shall be revoked, and the operation qualification shall be cancelled If a crime is constituted, it shall be transferred to the judicial organ for criminal responsibility It is necessary to strengthen the supervision of the input products of animal husbandry production, and further strengthen the production, operation and use management of feed and veterinary drugs by means of general survey, unified inspection, spot check and tracking monitoring To strengthen the daily supervision of pig enterprises and the detection of health, safety and residue of pigs before they are put on the market On the basis of the current detection of pig urine samples, expand the coverage of monitoring, increase the frequency of sampling, and practically strengthen the inspection and supervision of pig enterprises We should strengthen the publicity of public opinion, timely report and investigate the cases of "Clenbuterol", deter the lawbreakers, expose the areas where the continuous poisoning of "Clenbuterol" is not effective, and suggest the relevant departments to stop selling pigs in the illegal areas, so as to ensure the safety of animal products It is understood that the drug administration law and its supporting regulations clearly prohibit the illegal production of clenbuterol hydrochloride, and no unit or individual is allowed to sell the drug to non-medical institutions and individuals The regulations on the administration of feeds and feed additives clearly stipulates that it is strictly prohibited to add hormone drugs such as Clenbuterol Hydrochloride in feeds and feed additives Since April last year, the Ministry of agriculture, the State Economic and Trade Commission, the State Administration for Industry and commerce, the State Administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine and the State Food and drug administration have jointly launched a special campaign to crack down on the illegal production, operation and use of clenbuterol hydrochloride and other drugs throughout the country, and the arrogance of the production, operation and use of clenbuterol However, some illegal elements are driven by interests to commit crimes against the wind, and tragedies happen from time to time In order to strengthen the effective supervision of clenbuterol hydrochloride, the Ministry of agriculture is organizing the development of rapid detection methods for illegal drugs in the process of feed production and breeding, and increasing efforts to crack down on the illegal production, operation and use of clenbuterol hydrochloride.