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However, the recent recall of the Pan Pharmaceutical Company manufactured products by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has caused concern for many Australian, including those in the greyhound world, who may wonder if some of the products given to their dogs are subject to these recall directions.</div> <bR> <div> If trainers had used products made by Pan subject to recall they would have cause to worry, even though the Pan associated recalls are very much against the run of play in both human and veterinary manufacturing where strict guidelines relating to standards must observed. Unfortunately for the Pan Company, it is obvious those standards were not adhered to so they were no longer allowed to continue manufacturing.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>VETERINARY PRODUCTS MADE TO HIGH STANDARDS</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Readers should be aware of the high standards required for the manufacture of veterinary products in Australia. Until 1996, these high standards were assumed, and with some products, this was not always the case.</div> <div> Since 1996, owners and trainers will be pleased to know that veterinary products must be made to the exacting standards required by the National Registration Authority (NRA). Since 1996 only companies using manufacturing principles determined by the NRA code of goods manufacturing practice (GMP) are permitted to manufacture veterinary chemical products. </div> <bR> <div> Since that date, those without a licence or permit (unless the manufacturer or products are exempt) are no longer permitted to manufacture and are committing an offence.</div> <bR> <div> Readers may not be aware that the GMP for human therapeutic goods was developed by Government and industry and was introduced in 1969.</div> <bR> <div> These days greyhound enthusiasts can now be assured that Veterinary preparations are manufactured with the same degree of skill and care required for the human market.</div> <bR> <div> Virbac/Vetsearch Company had little in meeting mandatory standards as they had complied years before the 1996 deadline and were accustomed to the stringent controls needed for the high quality manufacture of human products. The state of the art facility, designed by GMP consultants from the human pharmaceutical industry easily met human standards and exceeded those required for Australian veterinary manufacture. The plant also met the standards needed for export sales.</div> <bR> <div> There is much more to the production of veterinary products, but this brief outline lets the reader know that the Virbac/Vetsearch Company adequately meets the specifications and mandatory standards required for national registration approval and production of veterinary products in Australia.</div> <bR> <div> In summary, this means that trainers can continue to use Vetsearch greyhound products with confidence.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan Brown is a technical Journalist, Director of Performance Print and the Publisher of "The Greyhound Update"</B></I></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000066 HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="461"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="461" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#663300><NOBR><div> <A HREF="caretips.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Greyhound Training Health Tips"><U><B><IMG SRC="17764210.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=42 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> All views expressed on this web site are those of the Owners and Trainers and not necessarily those of the </div> <div> Queensland Greyhound Breeders, Owners & Trainers Association Inc.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>