ADAS |
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (MAFF) |
AMI |
Authorised Meat Inspector |
BATNEEC |
Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Cost |
bioassay |
Test for disease using a live animal; in the case of BSE, susceptible mice are used |
BMMA |
British Meat Manufacturers' Association |
BSE |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
BVA |
British Veterinary Association |
CDSM |
Committee on Dental and Surgical Materials |
CIEH |
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (formerly the Institution of Environmental Health Officers - IEHO) |
CMO |
Chief Medical Officer |
COPA |
Control of Pollution Act 1974 |
COSHH |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations |
CSM |
Committee on Safety of Medicines |
CTPA |
Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association |
CVL |
Central Veterinary Laboratory |
CVO |
Chief Veterinary Officer |
DANI |
Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland |
DETR |
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions |
DH |
Department of Health |
DoE |
Department of the Environment |
DoE (NI) |
Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) |
DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
EC |
European Communities (now referred to as the European Union - EU) |
EEC |
European Economic Community (became the EC) |
EHD |
Environmental Health Department (of a local authority) |
EHO |
Environmental Health Officer |
EMEA |
European Medicines Evaluation Association |
EPA 1990 |
Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
EU |
European Union (see also EC) |
Great Britain |
England, Wales and Scotland. The United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) also includes Northern Ireland. |
HMIP |
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution |
HSC |
Health and Safety Commission |
HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
HSWA |
Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974 |
IEHO |
Institution of Environmental Health Officers (became the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - CIEH) |
IPC |
Integrated Pollution Control (regime) |
JP |
Justice of the Peace |
LAAPC |
Local Authority Air Pollution Control (regime) |
Lamming Committee |
Expert Group on Animal Feedingstuffs |
MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
MBM |
Meat and Bone Meal |
MCA |
Medicines Control Agency |
MDA |
Medical Devices Agency |
MHS |
Meat Hygiene Service |
MLC |
Meat and Livestock Commission |
MRM |
Mechanically Recovered Meat |
NHS |
National Health Service |
NRA |
National Rivers Authority |
OVS |
Official Veterinary Surgeon |
Richmond Committee |
Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food |
RMHA |
Regional Meat Hygiene Adviser |
SBO |
Specified Bovine Offal |
SEAC |
Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee |
SOAFD |
Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department |
SRM |
Specified Risk Materials |
SVS |
State Veterinary Service |
UKRA |
UK Renderers' Association |
VFS |
Veterinary Field Service |
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VI
Centre
VIC
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Veterinary Investigation Centre (MAFF) |
VMD |
Veterinary Medicines Directorate |
VO |
Veterinary Officer (MAFF) |
VO (MH) |
Veterinary Officer who has received special training in meat hygiene work |
VPC |
Veterinary Products Committee |
WMLR |
Waste Management Licensing Regulations |
WRA |
Waste Regulation Authority |
Zoonosis |
Animal disease which can be transmitted to humans |
