The Association of Veterinary Consultants (AVC) is a stakeholder organization recognized by the EMA (European Medicines Agenc ... y), EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), the European Commission, VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate, UK) and other global entities. AVC members are international veterinary practitioners, providing regulatory services to global food, pharmaceutical and feed industries, frequently involved in advising governments and regulators on key issues relating to human and animal health and nutrition. Among the AVC’s guiding principles are the key concepts of evidence-based science and animal welfare (e.g. 3Rs: replacing, reducing, refining use of animals in experiments, wherever possible). read more