The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) on March 12, 2025, notified regarding the banning of Chloramphenicol and Nitrofurans drugs in the food-producing animal rearing system.
It states that it has prohibited the import, manufacture, sale, and distribution of Chloramphenicol and Nitrofurans, along with their formulations, for use in food-producing animal systems due to associated risks and the availability of safer alternatives.
[Notification no. S.O. 1158(E)]