Merchants urging minister to 'press pause' on new vet medicine rules
“Farmers will ultimately be the losers if this goes through as many co-ops, licensed merchants, and Acorn group branches simply won’t be able to continue to retail veterinary/medicinal products."
In a meeting due to take place this week, merchants will urge Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue to "press pause" on new veterinary medicine rules.
In a joint statement, the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS), the Independent Licensed Merchants Association (ILMA), and Acorn Independent Merchants have said an industry meeting will take place on Tuesday in Tullamore, Co Offaly, to discuss the minister’s imminent signing of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill.
