Veterinary International Conference

As vith human pharmaceuticals, all safety studies must be conducted in accordance vdth the principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP). Similar to the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH), the Veterinary International Conference on Harmonisation (VICH) has developed agreed guidelines on the types of test and other considerations that need to be addressed during the development and evaluation of veterinary medicines. A list ofVICH guideline topics is provided in Table 7.1. 

Larsen, M. N. and Roepstorff, A. (1999). Seasonal Variation in Development and Survival of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis Eggs on Pastures. 17th International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, Copenhagen. 

It would be wrong to give the impression that the PAT initiative is confined to the FDA. The FDA has increased its collaboration with international health and regulatory partners, including the International Conference on Harmonisation for the Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals (ICH) and the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). 

These working parties produce position papers, points to consider, notes for guidance, and joint CPMP/CVMP/International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) Guidelines that provide up-to-date scientific opinions on matters of current interest to all member states and pharmaceutical and veterinary manufacturers. 

In 1996 and 1997 the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) published guidelines for analytical method validation [18]. These documents present a discussion of the characteristics for consideration during the validation of the analytical procedures included as part of registration applications submitted within the European Union, Japan, and the United States. Regulatory agencies have emitted documents, largely inspired by ICH documents. It is the case of the FDA [19, 20], the European Medicines Agency (EMA) [21,24], and the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority [25], to name just a few. 

Following discussions at ITCVDR and Office International des Epizooties (OIE) conferences, the OIE set up an ad hoc group on the harmonization of veterinary medicinal products in 1994. 

JECFA is an international expert scientific committee that is administered jointly by the FAO and the WHO and evolved from the 1955 FAO/WHO Joint Conference on Food Additives. It has been meeting since 1956, and currently works towards the evaluation of contaminants, naturally occurring toxicants, and residues of veterinary drugs in food. To date, it has evaluated more than 1300 food additives, approximately 25 contaminants and naturally occurring... 

Taylor, M. R. 2012. Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speech at China International Food Safety and Quality Conference and Expo. Shanghai, China, November 7, 2012. 

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