- On October 24, FDA released a revised draft guidance document titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products: Questions
ANIMAL DRUGS
FDA Addresses Antibiotics in Animal Feed in New Draft Guidance Document
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- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a draft guidance document titled “Defining Durations of Use for Approved Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs Fed to Food-Producing Animals.” The
FDA Finalizes Guidance to Prevent Unsafe Contamination of Animal Feed from Drug Carryover
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- While FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) accepts that absolute avoidance of all batch-to-batch drug carryover may not be possible in the production of animal feed, CVM’s “Current Good Manufacturing
FDA Concludes that New Regulatory Frameworks for Foods and Supplements Containing Cannabidiol are Needed, Will Work with Congress
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- Yesterday, Janet Woodcock, M.D., the Principle Deputy Commissioner for the Office of the FDA Commissioner, released a statement regarding the Agency’s approach towards cannabidiol (CBD) and its application in the
FDA Publishes Final Rule on Tolerances for Animal Drugs in Food
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- On July 10 FDA finalized its rule on Updating Tolerances for Residues of New Animal Drugs in Food. This rule was originally proposed in 2012 with a revision proposed
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FDA Releases Guidance on Evaluating Animal Drug Safety in Food-Producing Animals
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- FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has released a new guidance document (Guidance for Industry #3: General Principles for Evaluating the Human Food Safety of New Animal Drugs Used
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FDA Seeks More Antimicrobial Info
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FDA will continue reviewing how medically important antimicrobials are given to animals in feed or water.
- FDA announced this week that it is “entering the next phase” of efforts to
Chicken Out
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FDA approves transgenic chicken, but not for consumption.
- FDA has the authority to approve genetically modified (GM) animals as “new animal drugs.” In 2009, FDA approved a GM goat —
Animal Pharm
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CFS report addresses use of animal drugs in livestock farming.
- The ongoing discussion about the use of antibiotics in farming has received renewed interest in light of recent actions by
Vetting Antibiotic Use
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FDA finalizes rule to require veterinary supervision of antimicrobial use in food-producing animals.
- FDA and the animal feed industry have been working for years to address concerns about the use