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Editions of 'ACVM news & views'

Topics in this issue include: New staff in the ACVM Directorate, AMR team update, compliance update, Inhibitor update, and approvals team tips.

Topics in this issue include: Staff updates, ACVM annual workshop brings the sector together, apply early if you are planning a veterinary medicine trial, Food Residues Survey Programme (FRSP) 2026/27, and agricultural chemical unique method identifiers for analytical methods.

Topics in this issue include: Staff updates, register for the ACVM annual workshop, inhibitor update: legislation transition period extended; AMR team update, compliance update, Lighter-touch regulations for hemp cultivation, and approvals team tips.

Topics in this issue include: Upcoming changes to ACVM invoicing for ACVM fee-based work, New Zealand Food Safety ACVM hourly rate increase reminder, ACVM workshop – registrations are now open, approvals team tips for the ACVM portal, and careers at MPI.

Topics in this issue include: Staff update, ACVM annual winter workshop, inhibitor update, AMR team update, compliance update, MRL consultation, international - VICH guidance update, and purchase order numbers for ACVM invoices.

Topics in this issue include: Monthly ACVM product registration reports for industry, staff updates, upcoming events, MRL consultation, inhibitor update, including setting of dietary exposure values, and approvals team tips.

Topics in this issue include: Staff updates, getting to know you, update on proposed self-assessable changes, call for experts: New working groups on proposed tranche 3 self-assessable changes, ACVM applications approved in February 2026, and agricultural chemicals application update.

Topics in this issue include: New ACVM Directorate, progress underway on milestone agreement with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, ACVM applications approved in January 2026, 2026 New Zealand Pet Food Association conference, and VCH guidelines.