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SAPO licence restored to Merial Animal Health

   

INFORMATION BULLETIN

Ref: 57/08
Date: 25 February 2008

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 Bluetongue viruses for vaccine production.

This follows inspections by the Health and Safety Executive and Defra.

Further information

Merial Animal Health's SAPO licence was suspended on 21 November 2007.

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