Minister of Agriculture Takes Action Against Vaccine Company Boss

Minister of Agriculture takes action against vaccine company boss

Words: Nathan Geffen/GroundUp Minister Willie Aucamp, who took over as Minister of Agriculture on 30 June, has confirmed that the acting CEO of Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP), Dr Jacob Modumo, has been suspended by OBP’s board. ‘On Friday … I convened an urgent meeting with the board of OBP wherein I presented the board with information of allegations of serious misconduct relating to the pricing of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccines…

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FMD vaccine row: OBP acting CEO suspended over pricing allegations

The OBP Acting CEO has been placed on precautionary suspension over allegations concerning the pricing of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines, with the board giving him five days to respond.

OBP acting CEO suspended amid FMD vaccine pricing allegations

It is alleged that the company imported FMD vaccines at a lower cost but sold them at a higher price to farmers

Foot-and-mouth vaccine prices put state boss in hot seat

Onderstepoort Biological Products boss Dr Jacob Modumoh has been suspended as serious misconduct claims over foot-and-mouth disease vaccine pricing are investigated.

Onderstepoort Biological Products CEO suspended over FMD vaccine pricing allegations - Inside Politics

The acting chief executive of state-owned Onderstepoort Biological Products, Dr Jacob Modumo, has been precautionarily suspended over allegations of serious misconduct relating to the pricing of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease vaccines, Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp said on Saturday.