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AgVetLink December 2002

The NZSFA conference will be held in Auckland, 25- 26 March 2003. The theme is 'building and maintaining confidence in New Zealand food'.

Recent events

• Data Assessment Service workshops were held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch (see page 4).
• ARPPA AGM - The ACVM Group was invited to give a presentation to the annual general meeting of the Animal Remedy and Plant Protection Association. ARPPA provided a series of questions to be covered (see page 7).
• Agcarm subcommittee meetings - ACVM Group staff members have attended a number of meetings of the Agcarm subcommittees. Chris Boland and Debbie Morris attended the first meeting of the Distributors group. It is likely that this group will become a critical control point for management of ACVM Act risks in the future, and the discussions were very useful. Warren Hughes and Debbie Morris attended the Agrichem subcommittee, and Chris Boland travelled to Auckland to talk to the Animal Health meeting.
• AVMAC's most recent meeting was held on 21 November 2002. Agenda items covered expiry dates and shelf life, policy development for prescription animal remedy controls, endorsement of VICH standards, a proposal for dual approval by the Ministry of Health and NZFSA of manufacturing GMP (see page 12), and ACVM Act compliance.
• JMPR - Dave Lunn has attended his first meeting after being appointed as one of the eight world experts on the Codex Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues.
• Anthrax simulation - ACVM Group staff took part in the recent anthrax simulation that was run by MAF Biosecurity Authority. It provided some valuable lessons that will be followed up.
• NZVA Industry Liaison Group meeting - Debbie Morris and Chris Boland attended the meeting in Auckland on 28 November 2002 to discuss the policy development of PAR controls.
• New Zealand Research on Antibiotic Resistance - The ACVM Group's technical staff was invited to hear researchers from Southern Community Laboratories and Otago University present their latest findings in this area in the Beehive Banquet Hall on 28 November 2002.

Christmas Closedown

The ACVM Group office will close on Friday 20 December 2002 and reopen for business on Monday 6 January 2003. We'd like to take the opportunity to wish all of you a safe and happy Christmas and New Year.