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You are invited to the Fourth Open Meeting of the
Veterinary Residues Committee
Wednesday 31
October 2007, Agri-Foods and Biosciences Institute,
Belfast.
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 4th
Open Meeting at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
in Belfast on 31 October 2007. Registration will be at
10.00 am, and the meeting will begin at 10.30 am.
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 your
views on aspects of its work. Up to now, the VRC has
held its Open Meetings in London. While this is
convenient for many, it is not for everyone – especially
those in Northern Ireland, where the livestock industry
is such an important part of the economy.
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 here (Microsoft Word document). 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.
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
The closing
date for ticket applications is Friday 19 October.
For
Directions please click
here
Further
information from last year’s Open Meeting:
The VRC
places great emphasis on communicating its work as
widely as possible. Through initiatives such as Open
Meetings and publishing their meeting papers, it
hopes people will understand the basis of the UK’s
surveillance schemes for veterinary residues and be
reassured that there is independent scrutiny of
Government in this important area.
Please
find here
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