Medicines regulation failure threatens agri-food sector
Prime Time The reputation of Ireland’s valuable agri-food sector could be under threat due to a failure to enforce regulations around the sale of animal medicines, according to a leading international expert on food safety. Prof Chris Elliott, who heads up the Institute for Global Food Security at Queens University in Belfast, issued the warning after close to a dozen veterinary practices in the North said that a number of outlets were selling strong and controlled medicines over the counter without any clinical supervision of the animals they are being supplied for. In one instance, secret...
Source: rte.ie