DIR 220 - Commercial supply of multivalent cat vaccines containing a genetically modified component for the prevention of feline leukemia virus infection

Overview

The Gene Technology Regulator has received a licence application (DIR 220) from Intervet Australia Pty Ltd for a commercial release of a genetically modified (GM) Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus as a vaccine against Feline Leukemia Virus.

Comments are now being sought on the consultation version of the Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) that has been prepared by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR). The draft RARMP and other relevant documents can be viewed in the related attachments below.

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