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AgVetLink: Number 55, April 2006
From the Director
With the deadline looming for registrants to update labels to meet HSNO requirements (page 2), ‘updating’ has been a top priority since the last issue of AgVetLink. We have employed extra, temporary staff to help avoid delays. Several new permanent staff members have also joined the Group. Rebecca Fisher, our new plants advisor, is profiled on page 6.
Work on an agreement with our Australian counterpart to align registration procedures (as much as practical) should lead to access to a wider range of agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines that might not be available in New Zealand because the cost of registration would be prohibitive, given the size of the market in this country (page 4).
An investigation into the use of a plant pesticide as an animal spray, which resulted in residues in a shipment of beef to Korea, highlights the need to use agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines correctly (page 6).
Debbie Morris, Director, Approvals and ACVM Group
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
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PO Box 2835
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64 4 894 2500
Fax: +64 4 894 2501
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