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AgVetLink: Number 57, August 2006

Codex Update

The 29th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission was held in Geneva, Switzerland, in early July.

The Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food (CCRVDF) draft guidelines for the design and implementation of a national regulatory food safety assurance programme associated with the use of veterinary drugs in food-producing animals, which New Zealand has been leading, was adopted at step 5.

Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance

It has been agreed to establish a new Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance with Korea as host country. The terms of reference and objectives were abridged from those originally proposed. Details of work proposals will be considered at the first meeting, likely to be held in late 2007. New Zealand has provided extensive comment on the formation of the Task Force and will continue to be involved.

New Work on Animal Feeding

A proposal to establish a new Task Force was opposed by a number of countries. As a result, the proposal has been deferred until 2008, which will give time for comments on the implementation of the recently introduced Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding to be considered.