Animal & Veterinary

Featured

Animal Drugs for New World Screwworm

CVM is working with drug sponsors, federal and state partners, and international regulators to understand options for U.S. veterinarians to treat New World screwworm (NWS) effectively and safely.

Animal Drugs

Animal Food (including Pet Food)

Animal Medical Devices

collage of animal pictures including chicken, pig, cow, horse, dog and cat

For Industry

woman in a wheelchair with a service dog

For Consumers

For Veterinarians

Safety & Health

Product Safety Information including Recalls, Adverse Drug Events, Antimicrobial Resistance, Animal Cloning and Animal Drug Shortage information

Products

Animal Drugs, Animal Food (including Pet Food and the GRAS program), Animal Medical Devices, Imports & Exports

News & Events

Press releases, Outbreaks and Advisories, and meeting announcements

Resources for You

Information for consumers, veterinarians, industry, and publicaciones en español

Compliance & Enforcement

CVM Compliance Programs, Drug Residues, BSE and Unapproved Animal Drugs

Guidance & Regulations

Guidance for Industry, Policies & Procedures Manual, Laws

Development & Approval Process

New Animal Drug Applications, Electronic Submissions, User Fees, Biotechnology, Minor Use/Minor Species, Aquaculture, Food Additive Petitions

Science & Research

Research areas, National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN)

Reporting Problems with Animal Products

FDA encourages consumers, veterinarians and industry to report problems with animal drugs, food and devices.

How to Report Problems

Center

Jul 31

American Regent, Inc. Animal Health Issues Nationwide Recall of Two Lots of Adequan® Canine and Two Lots of Adequan® I.M. Due to Visible Glass Fiber Material in the Product

Jul 02

Voluntary Recall of Two Lots of PEDIGREE® Can High Protein Chopped Chicken & Duck Flavor Wet Dog Food Due to Potential Fraudulent Distribution of Product Which May Contain Foreign Material

Jun 25

Revival Animal Health, LLC Voluntarily Recalls Canine and GM Milk Replacers Due to Low or Elevated Levels of Vitamin D

Aug 05

FDA Finalizes Guidance on Evaluating Safety of Antimicrobial Animal Drugs Based on Their Importance in Human Medicine

Jul 29

FDA Announces FY 2027 Animal Drug User Fee Rates for ADUFA and AGDUFA

Jul 22

FDA Releases National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Strategic Plan for 2026–2030

More CVM Updates

Center

Aug 05

CVM GFI #152 Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regard to Their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern

Jun 23

CVM GFI #109 (VICH GL15) Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Equines

Jun 23

CVM GFI #110 (VICH GL16) Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Porcines

FDA Guidance Search

CVM is an internationally recognized, high performance, public health organization committed to our mission of protecting human and animal health. CVM is responsible for assuring that animal drugs and medicated feeds are safe and effective and that food from treated animals is safe to eat. We are comprised of six offices and are located in both Rockville, Maryland and Laurel, Maryland.

About CVM Meet the Center Director

Recall Alert