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National Refill Day and The Guardian on Antimicrobial resistance

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 27 September 2018 - Categories: Uncategorized
Infographic of a quote from Minister Coffey which reads 'As government, we will combat the plastic that blights our streets, rivers and oceans and I urge everyone to download the Refill app, top-up on the go, and help protect our precious marine life.'

...Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), their Director of Operations said the Government would allow farmers in some circumstances to continue to mix antibiotic feed and drinking water to groups of animals...

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Thursday 25 January: Water refill network and new Sheffield flood defence opens

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 January 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
Image shows a person filling up a drinks bottle with water

Today on the blog, we look at a new network to refill water bottles across England and Sheffield's new flood defence scheme is opened.

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