加拿大衛(wèi)生部表示，抗生素耐藥性已成為加拿大乃至全世界共同面臨的問題。由于越來越多的致病菌對(duì)抗生素出現(xiàn)耐藥性，抗生素對(duì)于疾病變得越來越?jīng)]有效果。抗生素的濫用和誤用是產(chǎn)生耐藥性問題的重要因素。動(dòng)物體內(nèi)的耐藥菌會(huì)對(duì)人體健康產(chǎn)生潛在威脅。本次條例的修訂有助提升加拿大獸藥類抗生素的監(jiān)管水平。
新條例主要涉及良好生產(chǎn)規(guī)范（GMP）要求、許可證（EL）要求、抗生素銷售信息等內(nèi)容。
本條例第7條第8（1）及（3）及第9條在2018年5月17日實(shí)施，其余條例自2017年11月17日開始實(shí)施。
部分原文報(bào)道如下：
Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations （Veterinary Drugs — Antimicrobial Resistance）
P.C. 2017-459 May 5, 2017
His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 30（1） （see footnote a） of the Food and Drugs Act （see footnote b）， makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations （Veterinary Drugs — Antimicrobial Resistance）。
Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations （Veterinary Drugs — Antimicrobial Resistance）
Amendments
1 Subsection C.01.001（1） of the Food and Drug Regulations （see footnote 1） is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order
List A means the document, entitled List of Certain Antimicrobial Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, that is published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; （Liste A）
List B means the document, entitled List of Certain Veterinary Drugs Which May Be imported But Not Sold, that is published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; （Liste B）
List C means the document, entitled Veterinary Health Products, that is published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time; （Liste C）
