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CVM COVID-19 Response
Information and resources available to industry members and consumers on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and animal health and safety.
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Reporting Problems with Animal Products
FDA encourages consumers, veterinarians and industry to report problems with animal drugs, food and devices.
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Veterinary medicine related Recall Announcements
Jun 17
Freshpet Voluntarily Recalls One Lot of Freshpet Select Fresh from the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe 4.5-Pound Bags Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
Feb 18
Family Dollar Stores Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain FDA-Regulated Products in Six States Including Drugs, Devices, Cosmetics, Foods
Dec 23
Woody’s Pet Food Deli Recalls Raw Cornish Hen Pet Food for Salmonella Health Risk
CVM Updates
Jun 27
FDA Announces Virtual Public Meeting on Advanced Manufacturing for Animal Drugs
Jun 27
FDA Announces Animal Biotechnology Webinar on Low-Risk Intentional Genomic Alterations in Animals for Food Use
Jun 16
FDA Conditionally Approves First Drug to Delay Onset of Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs
Recently Published Veterinary medicine related Guidances
May 10
CVM GFI #272 Practices to Prevent Unsafe Contamination of Animal Feed from Drug Carryover
May 10
CVM GFI #3 General Principles for Evaluating the Human Food Safety of New Animal Drugs Used In Food-Producing Animals
Apr 28
Draft Guidance for Industry: The Accredited Third-Party Certification Program: Questions and Answers
The Center for Veterinary Medicine
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.