See the list of affected products below
The products which contain DEA have NOT been recalled therefore any product already at the wholesaler or vets can be distributed and sold. Any product containing DEA that is on farm can be administered to sick animals under direction from the vet.
Food-producing animals that have already been administered products containing DEA can still enter the food chain.
The VMD judges the consumer safety risk to be very low and are not aware of any problems in animals associated with the use of products containing DEA.
The decision to suspend any products which contain DEA has been based on the scientific opinion of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (the scientific advisory committee to the European Medicines Agency), the report stated that there may be a risk to humans from consuming food from animals treated with products containing DEA.
DEA is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug which is licenced for use in cattle, pigs and horses. In cattle and pigs the products are used to treat the clinical signs of acute respiratory disease, often alongside other treatments to reduce the infection.
Products containing diethanolamine (DEA)
| Product | Marketing Authorisation Holder | Target Species |
| Allevinix 50 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Pigs and Horses | Ceva Animal Health Ltd | Cattle |
| Cronyxin Injection, 5% w/v Solution for Injection | Cross Vetpharm Group Ltd | Cattle |
| Dugnixon 50 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Pigs and Horses | Global Vet Health S.L. | Cattle Pigs Horses |
| Finadyne 50 mg/ml Solution for Injection | Intervet UK Ltd | Cattle Pigs Horses |
| Flunixin 50 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Horses and Pigs | Norbrook Laboratories Limited | Cattle Pigs Horses |
| Meflosyl 5% Solution for Injection | Zoetis UK Limited | Cattle Horses |
| Norixin 5% Solution for Injection | Norbrook Laboratories Limited | Cattle Horses |
| Pyroflam 50 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Horses and Pigs | Norbrook Laboratories Limited | Cattle Pigs Horses |
| Tribrissen 48% Suspension for Injection | Intervet UK Ltd | Cattle Pigs Horses |