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AgVetLink: Number 68, June 2008

AVMAC and ILG meetings

The Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Advisory Council (AVMAC) and the Industry Liaison Group (ILG) met this month. Topics covered included the following:

• release of information in regard to Official Information Act queries

• purpose of the Food Bill – a complete review of all foods imported or sold in New Zealand

• ACVM Act implementation – it was noted that the intention is to ensure that the legal requirements are met and only approve operating plans when needed.

• ACVM Act fundamentals – definitions etc

• 'slice of life' checks – some are scheduled and some are reactive

• reported MRL breaches – NZFSA takes action in each and every instance and tries to make sure it doesn’t happen again

• antimicrobial resistance management update

• next priorities in regulatory change: oral nutritional compounds – policy discussion document within the next two months, information requirements – next two-three months.

Check the website for complete details.