Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Advises the Secretary of State on veterinary medicines, animal feed additives and promotes the collection of information relating to suspected adverse reactions to veterinary medicines. It considers representations by market authorisation holders/applicants in relation to granting, refusal or revocation of a marketing authorisation or animal test certificate.
Established in 1970 by an Order made under the Medicines Act 1968. In 2005 the Order was revoked by the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005. However, the Regulations, which are revoked and replaced regularly, provided that there should continue to be a VPC.
| Address | VMD, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3LS |
| Phone | 01932 338490 |
| vpc@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk | |
| Website | http://www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/vpc/ |
| Chair | Prof W J (Bill) Reilly BVMS BSc DVSM HonFRCVS. |
| Chief Executive / Secretary | Colin Bennett |
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