Poisons (Control of Residues in Foods of Animal Origin) Regulations, 1985. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1985 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Livestock Keyword Food quality control/food safety Residues Toxicity/poisoning Animal health Drugs Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations declare hormones, antibiotics and other antibacterial substances to be poisons for the purposes of the Regulations and introduce controls on their use in food animals. Subject to certain exceptions, the administration to any animal, or the use in any other way in connection with any animal, of any preparation or poison specified in Part I, II or III of the First Schedule shall be effected only: (a) by, or under the direct supervision of a veterinary surgeon in relation only to animals under his professional care; or (b) except in the case of a preparation or poison specified in the said Part I, in accordance with the terms of a prescription given by a veterinary surgeon and under the guidance of such person or class of persons as the veterinary surgeon states in the prescription as appropriate to that administration. A person shall not administer to an animal, nor use in any other way in connection with an animal, any preparation or poison specified in Part IV of the First Schedule. Subject to specified exceptions, a person shall not, for the purpose of growth promotion, administer to any animal, or use in any other way in connection with an animal, any poison set out in paragraph 1 of Part I of the First Schedule. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Amended by Poisons (Control of Residues in Foods of Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986. Legislation | Ireland | 1986 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Toxicity/poisoning, Animal health, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX