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Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture

Acronym: RUMA

General Information

Identification Code: 637767324197-54
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Entity Form: Private company limited by guarantee under the Companies Act 2006
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 10/30/2016
Last Update: 2/12/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: RUMA is a unique, independent non-profit group involving organisations representing all stages of the animal food chain from ‘farm to fork’ that have an interest in the stewardship of animal medicines in agriculture. This reflects the importance of traceability, transparency and accountability at all points in the chain: from primary food production, through processing, manufacturing and retailing to the final consumer.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • Public health
Levels of Interest:
  • national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Veterinary medicines for use in livestock, antimicrobial resistance and medicated feed legislation
Communication Activities: All RUMA activities including press releases are set out in www.ruma.org.uk. Main work is representing the livestock sectors of the UK prmoting the responsible use of medicines, which involved producing guidelines on responsible use of antimicrobials for farmers and vets which are available free on the website. In 2017, the RUMA led Targets Task Force published the first set of comprehensive livestock sector antibioitc reduction targets, which run to 2020. These targets were updated in 2020 to align with the UK AMR Strategy 2019 - 2024. The initial targets and annual updates can be found at :- https://www.ruma.org.uk/targets-task-force/ RUMA also maintains a website aimed at the general public to provide information on antibiotic use in farming www.farmantibiotics.org.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Brick HouseRisbury
Post Code: HR6 0NQ
City: Leominster
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
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EU Office

Address: Brick HouseRisbury
Post Code: HR6 0NQ
City: Leominster
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.5
Info Members: RUMA has an Alliance of 26 members who provide work in kind e.g. meeting rooms, professional advice. There are no direct employees but the Secretary General works 2 days a week on RUMA business and a Communications Consultant provides advice and carries out media activity.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: RUMA members At January 2019, RUMA members are: • Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) • AHDB Beef and Lamb, AHDB Pork, AHDB Dairy • Animal Health Distributors Association (AHDA UK Ltd) • Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA) • Assured Food Standards (AFS) - Red Tractor • British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) • British Meat Processors’ Association (BMPA) • British Poultry Council (BPC) • British Retail Consortium (BRC) • British Trout Association (BTA) • British Veterinary Association (BVA) • City and Guilds Land Based Services • Dairy UK • Game Farmers’ Association (GFA) • Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) • Innovation for Agriculture (IfA • National Farmers’ Union (NFU) • National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) • National Pig Association (NPA) • National Sheep Association (NSA) • NFU Scotland • Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) • Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF • Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) • Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) • Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) RUMA’s observers are the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).  
Organisation Members: RUMA is a member of the European equivalent organisation EPRUMA - European Platform for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Animals