A stock of 1,090 kilograms of unregistered veterinary medicines worth nearly Rs. 3 million has been destroyed following a joint raid by the Consumer Affairs Authority and the Department of Animal Production and Health.
The medicines had not been registered with the department and did not meet required standards, Daily Mirror reported. The stock was identified as a violation of Section 17 of the Animal Diseases Act.
Raided in June, destroyed this week
Daily Mirror reported that the raid itself was carried out on June 9, and that the seized stock was destroyed on Monday, August 17, at the Kerawalapitiya clinical waste disposal facility under the supervision of CAA and DAPH officials.
The manufacturer was summoned and questioned, and during the inquiry admitted the offence and submitted an affidavit acknowledging the illegal manufacture and intended distribution of the products, according to Daily Mirror. The manufacturer bore the full cost of destroying the stock.
NewsFirst, reporting the same case, described the seizure without giving the raid date and said steps had been taken to destroy the medicines. Ada Derana, filing later on Tuesday, confirmed the 1,090kg figure, the joint CAA–DAPH operation and the Kerawalapitiya disposal site, and said the CAA recovered the full cost of destruction from the manufacturer.
None of the three newsrooms identified the manufacturer, the premises raided or the district.
The outlets differ on the value of the stock: Ada Derana put it at “over Rs. 3 million”, while Daily Mirror and NewsFirst both described it as worth nearly Rs. 3 million. No newsroom gave an exact figure.
Why it matters
Authorities warned that non-compliant veterinary medicines pose risks not only to animal health but also to consumers of animal products such as meat, milk and eggs.
The CAA urged buyers of medicines, vitamins or feed for pets and livestock to check that products carry the required DAPH registration, and to check manufacturing and expiry dates.
Context
The case is one of a series of CAA enforcement actions reported this month. The authority has raided an unlicensed pharmaceutical warehouse in Havelock Town, fined traders over expired Ayurvedic medicines, and reported 471 pharmacy raids so far in 2026. Those cases involved medicines for human use and are separate from this veterinary case.
