“Time is running out" to reach a policy solution on how the Department of Agriculture will implement looming EU regulatory changes on the supply of veterinary medicines, the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has warned. In an address to the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, ICOS urged the Department to decide on a policy that’s “best for Ireland” and to not delegate responsibility to other stakeholders whom, the society claimed, “could create a legal framework that will only enrich one profession”. Warnings were also sounded regarding the potentially “damaging” impact of the regulations on the competitiveness and sustainability of the entire food production chain.