Johnson’s 4Fleas 80mg Spot-on Solution for Cats – Product defect recall alert

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Product defect recall alert for Johnson’s 4Fleas 80mg Spot-on Solution for Cats (Vm 00010/4181), by Johnson’s Veterinary Products Ltd.

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We wish to make wholesalers and distributors aware that Johnson’s Veterinary Products Ltd has issued a recall of a single batch of Johnson’s 4fleas 80 mg Spot-on for Cats due to the following labelling error:

On the carton and leaflet, it states:

For the prevention and treatment and prevention of flea (Ctenocephalides felis) infestations on cats of less than 4 kg bodyweight.

It should state:

For the prevention and treatment and prevention of flea (Ctenocephalides felis) infestations on cats greater or equal to 4 kg bodyweight.

The only affected batch is:

Code Description Batch
D041   Johnson’s 4Fleas Large Cat 6X2X0.8ml   KP0F3U7

Johnson’s Veterinary Products Ltd is contacting wholesale dealers to examine inventory immediately and quarantine products subject to this recall. This issue only applies to the batch listed above. Any other batches of Johnson’s 4Fleas 80mg Spot-on Solution for Cats are not impacted and may continue to be distributed.

For further information regarding the recall, please contact Grant Exall, Quality Assurance/WQP, email: Grantexall@johnsons-vet.com, or Nick Franks, Sales Director, email Nickfranks@johnsons-vet.com, or Tel: 0121 378 1684.

Published 2 September 2020



Project skills development in the spotlight

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Sellafield Ltd’s top-rated programmes for developing the project managers needed to complete its mission have once again been recognised at the highest level.

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Holly Stainton (left) and Flo Hanlon (right)

The organisation has been shortlisted for 3 awards at October’s Festival of Education and Research, run by the Association for Project Management.

One of our graduates, Flo Hanlon is up for Project Management Graduate of the Year, and Holly Stainton is up for Project Management Apprentice of the Year, and Sellafield Ltd itself (represented by the Project Academy and the Project Delivery Directorate Training Lead, Janis Reid) is shortlisted for Project Management Developmental Programme of the Year.

Neil Crewdson, interim project director, Sellafield Ltd, said:

This is fantastic news and once again shows how we are successfully developing the next generation of people who will deliver the projects we need to make the Sellafield site safe for the future.

Our Project Academy is central to this and will ensure West Cumbria is a centre of excellence for project delivery – skills which are essential not just on the Sellafield site, but across industry.

It is great to see this work recognised. Good luck to Flo and Holly.

Published 2 September 2020



CMA to increase competition cooperation with international partners

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The Multilateral Mutual Assistance and Cooperation Framework for Competition Authorities (MMAC) was signed today by Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive Officer of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and counterparts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, marking a new chapter in inter-agency cooperation to address cross-border anti-competitive activity in an increasingly global economy.

Along with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the New Zealand Commerce Commission, Competition Bureau Canada, the United States Department of Justice and the United States Federal Trade Commission, the CMA hopes that this ambitious agreement will be the first step to bolstering cooperation between these bodies to assist competition investigations.

The new multinational framework includes a memorandum of understanding focused on reinforcing and improving existing cooperation and coordination on investigations. It also contains a model agreement to support the development of individual arrangements among the participants that may include the exchange of case information and assistance in individual competition investigations, to the extent permitted by respective national laws.

Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive Officer of the Competition and Markets Authority, said:

I am very pleased to launch this new framework alongside our international counterparts from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. I hope it will form the basis for future collaborative agreements to address anti-competitive practices that affect us all.

As the UK prepares to leave the EU and the CMA embraces its expanded role, it is even more important for us to forge strong relationships across the world, and work with partners both closer to home and further afield.

This new framework will enhance the CMA’s existing relations with these trusted partners and support effective cooperation, including sharing information and cross-border intelligence gathering, in doing so assisting the UK’s competition investigations.

For further information, visit the Multilateral Mutual Assistance and Cooperation Framework for Competition Authorities webpage.

For media enquiries, contact the CMA press office on 020 3738 6460 or press@cma.gov.uk.

Published 2 September 2020
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New prison to create jobs and boost economy

  • Lendlease to build new prison in Leicestershire
  • building will support local economy with hundreds of jobs and apprenticeships
  • will be built using eco-friendly, cutting-edge techniques

Work will now begin on a category C resettlement prison at the shovel-ready site, previously the location of HMP Glen Parva, after the government signed a contract with developers Lendlease.

The jail will be built using cutting-edge technology which sees parts of the prison built off site – resulting in speedier, more environmentally friendly construction, which minimises waste and is in line with the government’s commitment to build back greener.

Most of the ground materials will also be recycled, with 75,000m3 of existing material due to be re-used. This will save over 10,000 vehicle journeys going on and off site.

Early ecology works have also been carried out to manage vegetation and wildlife, so they are not disturbed by future construction.

The prison, which is expected to be completed by spring 2023, will benefit the local economy by creating around 150 jobs and apprenticeships during construction and around 600 permanent roles once the prison opens. There will also be opportunities for ex-offenders – helping to reduce reoffending before the prison is even built.

Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer QC MP said:

The new jail at Glen Parva is another milestone in our plan to transform the prison estate, providing the environment needed to steer offenders away from crime.

As well as rehabilitating prisoners and keeping the public safer, the prison will be a major boost to the local economy. Hundreds of jobs will be created during and after construction, sending a clear signal that this government is committed to supporting communities and infrastructure across the country.

Simon Gorski, Lendlease’s Managing Director for Construction in Europe, said:

We have a proven track record of delivering projects that can deliver economic, social and environmental benefits for the communities where we work. Our partners trust that we will deliver long lasting value and we will be entirely focussed on delivering the very highest standard of building.

The new prison at Glen Parva is the second prison being built by this Government alongside the new jail at Wellingborough in Northamptonshire.

Both prisons will create 3,360 modern, safe and secure prison places in addition to the government’s £2.5 billion programme to create 10,000 prison places.

Plans are already underway to deliver 6,500 of these prison places with four more new prisons, to be built across England over the next 6 years.

As category C resettlement prisons, the new jails will provide prisoners with the opportunity to develop their own skills so they can find work and resettle back into the community on release, reducing reoffending.



ESFA Update: 2 September 2020

Published 2 September 2020

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