In November 2025, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) granted an emergency permit (PER96499) for use of the antibiotic florfenicol in salmon in the south-eastern biosecurity zone of Tasmania, under strict conditions.
At the request of the APVMA, the Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) provided new information reporting that very low-level detections of florfenicol amine in some non-target/wild fisheries species have been found at various distances from the salmon leases.
After reviewing this data, the APVMA has advised the permit holder that it proposes to suspend this permit.
The permit holder has been notified that they have until Monday 2 March 2026 to provide evidence to satisfy the trade criteria.