February 10, 2021 4:49 pm
Representatives of Irish Cooperative Organisation Society Ltd (ICOS) addressed the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture this week (Tuesday, February 9) in relation to the EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (EU 2019/6).
The regulation will restrict the sale of antiparasitic drugs for livestock to farmers by making it illegal for anyone other than a vet to prescribe to them.
Chief Executive of ICOS, TJ Flanagan said: “ICOS has long been involved in the development of the regulatory regime for animal remedies in Ireland.
We are now faced with a new challenge, with the HPRA [Health Products Regulatory Authority] now recommending that antiparasitics can no longer avail of exemption, due to the proven evidence of resistance to anthelmintics in cattle, first demonstrated in Teagasc farms.