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Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions

References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.

Updates to this page

From:
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Published:
30 August 2024
Last updated:
25 September 2026
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  1. Seizure notices added for Sept 2026

  2. Improvement notice has been issued in September 2026.

  3. Seizures for Sept 2026 added

  4. Recent seizure information updated and listed under August 2026.

  5. Seizures added to July 2026.

  6. Seizure added for July 2026.

  7. Seizure notice added for July 2026

  8. Update made to March 2026 Improvement Notice publication.

  9. Seizure notice added for July 2026

  10. Seizures added for July 2026.

  11. An improvement notice has been issued in June 2026.

  12. Seizure added for June 2026.

  13. Seizure notice added for June 2026

  14. Seizure added for May 2026. Improvement notice for May updated.

  15. Seizures for June 2026 added

  16. Improvement notice for May 2026 added.

  17. Seizures for May 2026 added.

  18. Seizures for April added.

  19. Seizure for April 2026 added.

  20. Improvement notice for March 2026 added. Seizure notices for March and April 2026 added.

  21. Seizure notice for March 2026 added.

  22. Added seizure of parcel intercepted, addressed to a UK parcel forwarding company.

  23. A seizure notice has been added for a UK parcel forwarding company.

  24. Seizure notices have been updated for January 2026

  25. Product seizures for January and February added.

  26. A seizure notice added.

  27. Seizure for January 2026 added.

  28. Seizures for January 2026 added.

  29. Seizure for December 2025 added.

  30. Seizure for November added.

  31. Seizures for November added.

  32. Seizures for October added.

  33. Updated to include seizures for September and October 2025.

  34. Seizures added for September.

  35. Seizures for September 2025 added.

  36. Seizures for July added.

  37. Seizure for July added.

  38. Seizure for July added.

  39. Seizures added for July 2025.

  40. Seizures added for June 2025.

  41. Seizures for May added.

  42. Seizures added for May 2025

  43. Updated seizures for April.

  44. Updated to include additional seizures for April 2025.

  45. Seizures for April 2025 updated.

  46. Updated to include recent April seizures.

  47. Updated to include seizures for March and April 2025.

  48. Seizures notices table updated for February and March.

  49. Seizures for February added.

  50. Updated to include February seizures.

  51. New seizure notices added for January 2025

  52. Updated to include seizures for January 2025.

  53. Updated seizure notices for December 2024.

  54. Seizure added for December.

  55. Seizure notices for December added.

  56. Seizure notices for November 2024 added.

  57. Seizure notices for September added.

  58. Seizure notices for September added.

  59. Prosecution for July 2024 added.

  60. Seizure notices added for August

  61. First published.

Documents

Seizure Notices

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Improvement Notices

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Details

The Enforcement policy for animal medicines sets out the general principles and approach that the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) will take to enforce the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMR). The policy explains how and when enforcement notices or other action may be taken.

The Secretary of State owns the powers provided by the VMR, which include powers of entry and powers of an inspector.

Our guidance documents listed under the ‘Supply’ heading explain what is allowed in GB, how medicines can legally be possessed and used, and by whom.

Publication of enforcement action

We publicise all improvement notices, seizure notices and prosecutions under the VMR.  This is a rolling 12 month listing.

Reporting noncompliance

For information on how to report go to  Report illegal animal medicines.

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