Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the UK.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and also works on behalf of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government.
The agency was launched on 1 October 2014. It merges the former Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) with parts of the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) responsible for plant and bee health to create a single agency responsible for animal, plant and bee health.
Visit website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/animal-and-plant-health-agency
See also: 
GOV.UK
- UK public sector information website.
Details last updated 27-Jan-2021
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) News
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