INFORMATION BULLETIN
Ref: 406/07
Date: 6 November 2007
Date: 6 November 2007
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SAPO Licence restored to Merial Animal Health
Defra has today restored the Specified Animal Pathogens Order (SAPO) licence to Merial Animal Health to permit the use of Foot and Mouth Disease and Blue Tongue viruses for vaccine production.
Following further inspections and documentary evidence from Merial Animal Health, Defra is now satisfied that they comply with all of the required licence conditions and have in place all the necessary measures to ensure strict biosecurity throughout the site.
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