International trade: Customer Information Notes - GE/08/171
Removal of provision of low volume tests for international trade under defra-vla contract
Purpose
- The purpose of this Customer Information Notice is to inform you that from 1 January 2009 the tests for diseases on the attached list will no longer be available at the Veterinary Laboratory Agency (VLA).
- If you foresee a need for any of the tests on the enclosed list, please let us know using the contact email address at paragraph 5 below, before 12 December 2008; including your details and your organisation, name of the test/s and the reason/s why it/they should not be removed and remain available for international trade.
Background
- The test for diseases on the attached list (see annex) have not been used since 2003. They are not required for any current export certificate.
- In the event that one of these tests (or any other test not currently available) is needed in the future VLA will try to assist. However, if a test has to be developed or reinstated to meet the needs of an individual exporter then the exporter would have to meet the full costs involved in that process.
Further enquiries
- Please email EU Policy Team via: iah-eulp@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Issued by: International Animal Health
Annex
List of Tests:
- Babesia in Deer (IFAT)
- Mycoplasma agalactiae (CFT)
- Mycoplasma capricolum caprineupmoniae (CCPP) (CFT)
- Mycoplasma mycoides Capri (CFT)
- Trichinella spiralis (ELISA) Should be covered by FSA
- Bovine herpes mamillitis (BHV 2) (SNT)
- Deer herpes virus
- Listeria (SAT)
- Swine influenza (3 tests for avian like H1N1 and for swine virus H1N2 and H3N2)
- Semen microorganism count (Culture)
- Porcine epidemic diarrhoea (Ag ELISA)
- Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (antibody)
- Primates – Hepatitis A antibody (RIA)
- Primates – Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter screening tests and or parasite egg counts
- Mycoplasma putrefaciens
Page published: 28 November 2008