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VMD's Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) 5th Anniversary
Scheme that provides assurance to the public and professional keepers of animals when buying medicines online.
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VPC and VMD Open meeting 2017
The Veterinary Products Committee and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate will hold their annual open meeting on Friday 29 September 2017.
Veterinary Medicines Directorate Stakeholder Workshops
Stakeholder group workshops to discuss the implications of EU Exit to be held during the Autumn 2017.
Veterinary Medicines Containing Zinc Oxide: European Commission Decision
Details of the European Commission decision to withdraw the marketing authorisations of veterinary medicines containing zinc oxide for food...
First veterinary DNA vaccine authorised for Clynav
First DNA vaccine authorised in the EU to protect Atlantic salmon against Salmon Pancreas Disease.
Flypor 4% w/v Pour-on Solution – Product defect recall alert
Product defect recall alert for Flypor 4% w/v Pour-on Solution (Vm 00879/4008) by Elanco Europe Ltd.
Latest
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Manufacturing Authorisations for veterinary medicines
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- Guidance
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Apply for a Manufacturing authorisation for veterinary medicines
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- Guidance
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Veterinary Medicines Regulations
- updated
- Guidance
What we do
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) protects animal health, public health and the environment.
VMD is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
Our publications
Our statistics
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VMD Published Standards 2017 to 2018: Monitoring Performance
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Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2017
- Official Statistics
Our management
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Professor Peter Borriello
Chief Executive Officer, VMD
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Paul Green
Director of Operations, VMD
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Julia Drown
Non-Executive Director, VMD
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David Corner
Non-Executive Director, VMD
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Andrew Coulson
Non-Executive Director, VMD
Contact VMD
Office contact and enquiries
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Woodham Lane
New Haw
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 3LS
Email postmaster@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
Switchboard (8.30am-5pm Mon-Thurs; 8.30am-4.30pm Fri) 01932 336911
Find us here http://bit.ly/1VkuifV
Special import, export and batch release
Import Certificates importcert@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
Export Certificates exportcert@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
Batch Release batchr@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
The special import, export, and batch release schemes are all digital services run by a team that only deal with queries by email (please do not ring the VMD about matters in relation to any of these schemes)
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
Corporate information
Jobs and contracts
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