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	Who We Are
	An independent advisory committee that oversees the UK's surveillance for residues of Veterinary Medicines
	Current News
	The seventh annual report of the independent Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC) has been published today. The report summarises the results from samples of UK-produced animals and animal products and imported products collected throughout 2007. It also contains a description of the VRC's achievements during its seventh year. more Third party results submitted to the Committee (31 Kb)
	Applications from employees in the Food Retail Sector to join the Veterinary Residues Committee Closing date: 12 noon, 6 October 2008.
	2009 Non-Statutory Surveillance Plan for Veterinary Residues - your chance to comment. (Response required by 13 October 2008)
	Minutes from the 11 June 2008
	VRC releases a fact sheet for consumers. It explains the Committee’s role in overseeing surveillance for residues and what it has found. Research among consumers found that most were content that farmers needed to use medicines to protect the health and welfare of animals. However, some thought our food was ‘pumped up’ with hormones and antibiotics. This is not true. So the VRC has written a fact sheet to lay out the real position.
	Minutes from the 12 March 2008
	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. Click here for a map. Are you interested in finding out how the committee makes its decisions? If so, please accept our invitation to come, watch and participate...(more) Request for tickets: Microsoft Word Adobe PDF

Date of next meeting:

12 November 2008