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You are
invited to the Fifth Open Meeting
of the Veterinary Residues Committee
Wednesday 12 November 2008
The
Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre,
Clydebank, near Glasgow.
Are you
interested in finding out how the committee makes its
decisions? If so, please accept our invitation to come,
watch and participate.
The
Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC) will hold its 5th
Open Meeting at The Beardmore Hotel and Conference
Centre, Clydebank near Glasgow on 12 November 2008.
Registration will be at 10.00 am. The meeting will begin
at 10.30 am and close at 3.30pm. Admission is free, but
you will need a ticket.
The VRC
provides independent advice to the Veterinary Medicines
Directorate and Food Standards Agency on surveillance
programmes looking for residues of veterinary medicines
and certain other substances in animals and animal
products.
We hope you can attend
The VRC wants to take every opportunity to hear regional
as well as national views on aspects of its work. This
year Dr John Webster, Technical Director of Scottish
Salmon Producers’ Organisation has agreed to give a
talk.
At the end of both the morning and afternoon sessions,
there will be the opportunity to participate and give
your views to the committee on what has been discussed.
The Committee hopes that by initiatives, such as Open
Meetings and publishing its meeting papers and minutes,
you will understand the basis of the UK’s surveillance
schemes for veterinary residues and will be reassured
that there is independent scrutiny of Government
activity in this important area.
To apply
for tickets please click on this
link.
Please state whether you want a ticket for morning or
afternoon or both sessions. Lunch will be provided for
those attending both sessions. Please let us know of any
special dietary requirements. The closing date to apply
for tickets is 27th October 2008.
Alternatively, you can write to;
Isabel Sharma
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Woodham Lane,
Addlestone,
Surrey KT15 3LS
or telephone
on 01932 338330
or email to
i.sharma@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
Further
information
To read the
written note of last year’s Open Meeting click here.
http://www.vet-residues-committee.gov.uk/minutes/Minutes07/minutes311007.pdf
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