24.09.2010

The Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC) 2009 Annual Report on the surveillance of veterinary residues in food in the UK is now available online. The report details the checks that have been carried out on a range of residues of veterinary medicines in food.
The VRC is an independent advisory committee overseeing UK surveillance of residues of veterinary medicines in UK-produced and imported foods. It advises the chief executives of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) and the Food Standards Agency on its work and the importance of its results. The UK programme of residue surveillance is operated by the VMD.
The VRC’s ninth annual report, summarises the testing of more than 34,000 samples of domestic produce and 1,300 samples of imported produce for residues of veterinary medicines and other substances. The report also contains a description of the VRC's achievements and activities during the 2009.