Notice of Reassessment of Registered Trade Name Products (Notice No. MPI ACVM 102)

Notice is given under section 14(1) of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (“Act”) of a decision to reassess the following trade name products under section 29 of the Act.

Purpose of Reassessment

The purpose of the reassessment is to re-evaluate the approved label information, use patterns, and regulatory controls for the trade name products named below to ensure these details are consistent with the principles of prudent use for antibiotics and the prevention of antimicrobial resistance. For the product approved for use in food-producing species, the New Zealand maximum residue levels (MRLs) associated with the active ingredient, and the products’ withholding periods, will also be re-evaluated during the reassessment.

The trade name products to be reassessed are:

Registration Number:	Trade Name:	Active Ingredient(s) and its Concentration(s):	Registrant and Registrant Address:
A007158	Cefa-Safe	Cephapirin 300mg/syringe	Schering Plough Animal Health Ltd, 33 Whakatiki Street, Upper Hutt 5018
A007394	Metricure	Cephapirin 500mg/syringe	Schering Plough Animal Health Ltd, 33 Whakatiki Street, Upper Hutt 5018
A010314	Bomacure	Cephapirin 25mg/mL	Elanco New Zealand, 106 Wiri Station Road, Manukau, Auckland 2104
A010361	Metri-Clean	Cephapirin 25mg/mL	Virbac New Zealand Limited, 26–30 Maui Street, Pukete, Hamilton 3200
A010955	MetriVet	Cephapirin 500mg/syringe	Agrihealth NZ Limited, 89 Grafton Road, Grafton, Auckland 1010
A011329	Mastiplan	Cephapirin 300mg/syringe	Schering Plough Animal Health Ltd, 33 Whakatiki Street, Upper Hutt 5018

Further information about the trade name products listed above, including details of their approved uses and target species, can be found on the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Register at https://eatsafe.nzfsa.govt.nz/web/public/acvm-register.

Any person may make a written submission to the Director-General concerning this application.

Under sections 16 and 17 of the Act, a written submission:

must state in full the reasons for making the submission;
may state any decision sought on that application; and
must be received by the Director-General no later than 30 working days after the date of this notice.

Each submission must state the trade name product(s) to which it relates. Under section 18 of the Act, a copy of every submission will be forwarded to the applicant.

The following address is:

where submissions on this application are to be sent;
where requests for copies of the public information relating to the application can be sent;
where public information relating to the application can be viewed; and
the Director-General’s address for service:

ACVM Team, Ministry for Primary Industries, Charles Fergusson Building, 38–42 Bowen Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. Postal Address: PO Box 2526, Wellington 6140. Email: acvm.consultation@mpi.govt.nz.

MPI encourages submission by email.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of October 2025.

SHALEEN NARAYAN, Manager Approvals, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).

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