Press Office

For media enquiries please call Alison Glennon on 020 8367 3131 or email a.glennon@noah.co.uk.

These are the press releases we've issued. Relevant press releases are also listed with each of the issues.

2008

7 April 2008 - It Shouldn't Happen to a Pet!
5 March 2008 - Formal Code of Practice Reprimand for Novartis Animal Health

2007

23 November 2007 - Novartis Animal Health found in breach of NOAH Code on promotion
9 November 2007 - Consumers are relaxed about the use of animal medicines
17 September 2007 - Industry launches practical guide poster for dairy farmers on avoiding antibiotic residues
6 July 2007 - Alstoe and Novartis found in breach of NOAH Code on promotion
11 June 2007 - Merial Animal Health found in breach of NOAH Code on promotion
18 April 2007 - AMTRA top students rewarded
18 April 2007 - NOAH's chairman for 2007

2006

30 November 2006 - NOAH conference reveals consumer confidence in food industry
3 November 2006 - NOAH conference to highlight link between healthy animals and safe food
3 November 2006 - NOAH online compendium: withdrawal period tables now on the web
3 November 2006 - Get ready for the 2007 N0AH compendium!
20 October 2006 - Schering-Plough found in breach of revised NOAH code on promotion
24 August 2006 - Protect your dog from parvovirus warns NOAH
16 June 2006 - Novartis and Bayer found in breach of revised NOAH code on promotion
5 May 2006 - TOP DOGS (and a pony!) WELCOMED AT WESTMINSTER Animals are good to us – be good to them

2005

21 December 2005 - 2004 animal antimicrobial figures show care for animal health
27 October 2005 - The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 - and you!
30 September 2005 - NOAH Compendium goes online
20 April 2005 - VMD informal reaction on advertising goes 'a long way but not far enough'  to answer communication concerns, says NOAH
20 April 2005 - NOAH calls for tighter controls on use of human medicines by vets
20 April 2005 - AMTRA Pet Care Top Student Rewarded
20 April 2005 - AMTRA top students rewarded
20 April 2005 - NOAH's officer team for 2005
17 January 2005 - Enforcement of appropriate controls welcomed for animal medicines as RSPB report highlights pesticide issues

2004

10 December 2004 - NOAH conference offers chance for open forum on safe food from healthy animals
21 September 2004 - NOAH conference emphasises link between healthy animals and safe food
12 July 2004 - New UK regs need to allow best communication and advice for farmers: NOAH
12 July 2004 - NOAH emphasises the need for PML category for pets
19 May 2004 - New DEFRA resistance surveillance plan builds on existing measures
22 April 2004 - AMTRA top students rewarded
22 April 2004 - AMTRA pet care top student rewarded
22 April 2004 - NOAH's officer team for 2004
22 April 2004 - NOAH has taken time to build relationships over the past year, says Bill Hird
7 April 2004 - Don't give your pet a taste of your own medicine!
2 April 2004 - Issued by the Animal Health Trust: Independent study endorses vaccine safety
23 March 2004 - Animal medicines can help health strategy succeed
3 March 2004 - Animals walk the walk in the corridors of power

2003

18 December 2003 - EU Parliament decision ‘disappointing’, but all is not lost
18 December 2003 - New Veterinary Residues Committee report : good news on veterinary residues
18 December 2003 - Animal health and welfare strategy - animal medicines integral part
31 October 2003--NOAH supports report's 'prevention is better than cure' stance
15 July 2003--DEFRA welfare strategy - animals need medicines
8 July 2003--Government recognises benefits of pet vaccination
11 June 2003--DEFRA's strategy for science - industry experts have a lot to offer
23 May 2003--British milk in top league of safe foods
20 May 2003--2002 animal medicine sales up on last year, but show longer term decline
24 April 2003-- Medicine accessibility is key to future animal welfare
24 April 2003 --NOAH's officer team for 2003
24 April 2003-- AMTRA pet care top student rewarded
24 April 2003-- AMTRA manufacturers' examination - top students rewarded
16 April 2003-- 2001 animal antimicrobial figures show care for animal health
25 February 2003-- FSA Consumer Attitude Survey: good news available on veterinary residues
24 February 2003-- VPC Report on Antibiotic Resistance - antibiotics for animals "essential"

2002

23 December 2002 -- Working together works says NOAH Chief Exec
17 December 2002 -- Government Response to Marsh: NOAH welcomes support for cascade
9 December 2002 -- Feed additives vote in European Parliament 
13 November 2002 --Update on European Parliament vote on Regulatory Review
1 November 2002--Withdrawal period tables now available on NOAH website
1 November 2002--New leaflet from NOAH shows how vaccines help farm animal welfare - and the production of healthy food from healthy animals
23 October 2002--New report shows animal medicines are being used responsibly - and new NOAH data sheet compendium will help this continue
23 October 2002 -- VMD Chief Executive launches new NOAH Compendium
12 September 2002 -- Importance of medicines to animal welfare recognised in DEFRA reshuffle
4 September 2002 -- Poultry medicines - your questions answered
22 August 2002 -- Two new members for NOAH
1 July 2002 -- Why animals need medicines too - new NOAH leaflets answer common queries
28 June 2002 -- NOAH Statement on the Government's announcement about the possibility of banning battery cages for UK egg production
19 June 2002 -- NOAH Statement on FMD Vaccination
18 April 2002 -- Animal medicines part of a sustainable future
18 April 2002 -- AMTRA moves with the times
18 April 2002 -- NOAH's officer team for 2002
18 April 2002 -- AMTRA top students for 2001 rewarded
8 February 2002 -- Regulatory breakthrough will improve medicines availability says NOAH
1 February 2002 -- Benefits of pet vaccination recognised by independent committee
1 February 2002 -- Marsh process 'a success', says NOAH

2001

21 December 2001 -- Government response to Marsh Report positive and practical, says NOAH
20 December 2001 -- New chairman for NOAH code
19 December 2001 -- 2001 - the view from NOAH
5 December 2001 -- Focusing on the future for farm animal medicines - Commission proposals for legislative change now published
2 November 2001 -- Top AMTRA Students get their just rewards
1 November 2001 -- Brixham Environmental Laboratories joins NOAH
24 October 2001 -- New chief executive for NOAH
5 October 2001 -- Animals would suffer under new EC regulations, warns NOAH
4 October 2001 -- Latest Veterinary Data Sheet Compendium Published
6 September 2001 -- Two More Companies Join NOAH
5 June 2001 -- NOAH Responds to Organic Lobby Report
25 May 2001 -- Three New Members for NOAH
24 May 2001 -- NOAH's new officer team
24 May 2001 -- NOAH's Message to Election Candidates
22 May 2001 -- Dispensing Report needs careful analysis
10 May 2001 -- Animal welfare report heralds regulatory reform
15 March 2001 -- European animal medicine industry facts
22 February 2001 -- Take the best from organic and conventional farming
6 February 2001 -- New VMD booklet means no excuse to break medicine licensing laws
29 January 2001 -- Latest VMD medicine code is in AHDA/NOAH record book
26 January 2001 -- A British Chairman for CVMP

2000

27 September 2000 -- OP Sheep Dips: VPC Decision
25 August 2000 -- More positive news on OP dips
17 August 2000 -- OP dips should be back in late autumn says NOAH
7 August 2000 -- New Veterinary Data Sheet Compendium available from NOAH
27 July 2000 -- New NOAH Withdrawal Period Book
12 July 2000 -- NOAH welcomes Advertising Standards Authority ruling on Soil Association
6 July 2000 -- Updated version of animal medicine promotion code published
23 May 2000 -- MAFF must learn from Committee criticisms says NOAH
14 April 2000 -- New officers for the new millennium
14 April 2000 -- Minister Rewards Top AMTRA Students
14 April 2000 -- First AMTRA Pet Care Top Students Rewarded
14 April 2000 -- UK animal medicine sales down for 1999
14 April 2000 -- A small industry with a proud record: but for how long, new NOAH chairman warns
30 March 2000 -- ACMSF Antibiotic Resistance Report: NOAH welcomes Government response
28 March 2000 -- Millennium edition of Animal Medicine Record Book now available
12 January 2000 -- NOAH requests urgent meeting with MAFF Ministers on OP dips
7 January 2000 -- Act now to travel with pets this Summer

1999

20 December 1999 -- Government plans on OP dips a "logistical nightmare" says NOAH
14 December 1999 -- Medicine over-regulation could make British turkey a ghost of the Christmas past
8 December 1999 -- Pharmacovigilance: Monitoring Suspected Adverse Reactions to Animal Medicines - a new briefing document from NOAH
1 December 1999 -- NOAH gains new associate member
30 November 1999 -- Digestive enhancers can help meet Kyoto methane target
26 November 1999 -- NOAH welcomes COT Report on OPs
17 November 1999 -- NOAH welcomes clarification of FSA's Veterinary Products Committee role
28 October 1999 -- How to complain about animal medicine ads - the NOAH code explained
14 October 1999 -- Farm assurance schemes: good and bad, NOAH tells FAWC
11 October 1999 -- Two new members swell NOAH ranks
7 October 1999 -- Keep scientific advice independent, NOAH warns peers
22 September 1999 -- Parvovirus - A Constant Threat
13 September 1999 -- Equine Vaccination - new briefing document from NOAH
20 August 1999 -- Background Response to Soil Association press release and summary report, published on 18 August 1999
18 August 1999 -- NOAH supports ACMSF’s ‘evolution not revolution’ on antibiotics for animals
17 August 1999 -- ACMSF Report will not give fully up-to-date picture, says NOAH
21 July 1999 -- New Veterinary Data Sheet Compendium Available from NOAH
16 July 1999 -- NOAH working on VPC OP recommendations
7 July 1999 -- NOAH meets Minister on OPs
1 July 1999 -- NOAH dispels confusion and myth over vaccination
1 July 1999 -- NOAH comments on the IOM report
23 June 1999 -- NOAH rejects Pesticide Tax as a 'Tax on Animal Welfare'
17 June 1999 -- Only Fools or Horses would ignore this great offer!
17 June 1999 -- NOAH Condemns Illegal Imports
9 June 1999 -- NOAH calls on prospective MEPs to help reform damaging regs
3 June 1999 -- Animal Medicines - what to do if you suspect an adverse reaction
2 June 1999 -- NOAH Welcomes Commission Report
29 April 1999 -- NOAH welcomes new Code of Practice for Responsible Use of Animal Medicines on Farms
29 April 1999 -- Glasgow vet students oppose growth promoter ban
23 April 1999 -- NOAH cautions on Food Standards Committee Proposal
23 April 1999 -- Communicate the facts so the public can decide, says new NOAH chairman
23 April 1999 -- New leaflet gives "focus" for NOAH
23 April 1999 -- New NOAH officers for the millennium
16 April 1999 -- Reform attitudes, not just regulations says NOAH
9 April 1999 -- New NOAH web site gives latest on animal medicine issues
26 March 1999 -- Food Standards Agency must guard against over-ambition, warns NOAH
23 March 1999 -- Trade War: NOAH welcomes Government support for Science
19 March 1999 -- NOAH reminds farmers of Groundwater deadline
2 March 1999 -- World commitment to prudent animal antibiotic use
29 January 1999 -- New client dog vaccine leaflet from NOAH
27 January 1999 -- Excessive environment legislation threatens animal welfare
27 January 1999 -- Animal medicine disposal: register your farm now
8 January 1999 -- New Year, New NOAH Withdrawal Period Book

1998

24 December 1998 -- Make VMD police permanent says NOAH
15 December 1998 -- NOAH regrets antibiotic ban
2 December 1998 -- EU vote puts UK meat producers at risk
30 November 1998 -- NOAH takes the BBC to task!
30 November 1998 -- Precautionary Ban on Antibiotic Growth Promoters Not Backed by Scientific Data, Says Independent Scientific Foundation
30 November 1998 -- Thousands of visitors, 200 years and 4 AMTRA prize winners
16 November 1998 -- 'More light and less heat' on animal antibiotic use
20 October 1998 -- New pet care medicine qualification launched
13 October 1998 -- Treat all medicines with respect, says NOAH
29 September 1998 -- Two New NOAH Members
25 September 1998 -- NOAH Dismisses Alleged Link Between OPs and BSE
24 September 1998 -- NOAH warns against unlicensed alternatives to antibiotics
15 September 1998 -- New Veterinary Data Sheet Compendium Available from NOAH
10 September 1998 -- European Regulators Want Changes to Ensure Horse Medicine Availability
5 August 1998 -- NOAH Deplores Organic Opportunism
23 July 1998 -- Food Gets the OK for Veterinary Medicines Residues
15 June 1998 -- Responsible Use of Fluoroquinolones - Animal Medicine Industry Statement
15 June 1998 -- NOAH Launches Antibiotics Conference Proceedings
29 April 1998 -- NOAH astonished by Committee report
24 April 1998 -- Opening up VPC Will Spread the Good Word on Animal Medicine Licensing
24 April 1998 -- New Chairman for NOAH
24 April 1998 -- New Vice-Chairman for NOAH
24 April 1998 -- NOAH Focus for 1998
23 April 1998 -- NOAH Response to House of Lords' Report on Antibiotics Resistance
8 April 1998 -- NOAH Briefing Note: Reminder to Editors re alleged OP/BSE link
3 April 1998 -- Pet medicine information is key
27 March 1998 -- Cat annual boosters still necessary, says NOAH
19 March 1998 -- Danish claims on farm antibiotic use are no proof says NOAH
12 March 1998 -- NOAH welcomes new sheep dipping leaflet
9 March 1998 -- 'NCC should check its facts before criticising British farming' says NOAH

1997

15 December 1997 -- NOAH finds WHO antimicrobial report good in parts
11 September 1997 -- 'Herbal' No Guarantee Says NOAH
11 August 1997 -- Fleas - Keep on Treating Says NOAH
1 August 1997 -- Dip Disposal Treatments Help Farmers Minimise Pollution Risk
13 June 1997 -- New Appointments to NOAH Code Committee
13 June 1997 -- Facts are the key to understanding: FEDESA launches Dossier 14 - Facts and Figures
13 June 1997 -- Code of Practice - Precis of Last Quarter 1996 Cases
9 May 1997 -- New Food Agency: NOAH Offers Help
24 April 1997 -- UK the Right Place to Invest
24 April 1997 -- NOAH Will 'Stand Up With Pride' for the Industry
24 April 1997 -- New Officers for NOAH
24 April 1997 -- Antimicrobial Resistance: Address the Facts says NOAH
17 April 1997 -- Don't Trust to Luck - Vaccinate Your Pet
26 March 1997 -- NOAH'S Manifesto
19 March 1997 -- Pets are Good for You - Their Health is Vital
7 March 1997 -- NOAH Slams Which? Report
19 February 1997 -- Latest VPC Advice on OP Dips Welcomed by NOAH
18 February 1997 -- Keeping Anthelmintics Effective
17 February 1997 -- Horseracing Forensic Laboratory Becomes NOAH Associate Member
17 January 1997 -- Promotion of Animal Medicines: Standards of Responsibility Improved