Animal & Veterinary

Animal Health & Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Animal Drugs

Animal Food (including Pet Food)

Animal Medical Devices

Reporting Problems with Animal Products

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

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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, and industry

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, Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN)

Center

May 20

Kent Nutrition Group Recalls Home Fresh Starter Amp Crumble Because of Elevated Salt Levels

May 08

ICU Medical Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Lactated Ringer's Injection, USP Due to the Presence of Particulate Matter

Mar 19

IcelandicPlus LLC Voluntarily Recalls Whole Capelin Fish Pet Treats Because Product Exceeds FDA Size Restrictions

For Industry

For Consumers

For Veterinarians

May 14

FDA Awards Grants to Help Fund Studies for Drugs for Minor Uses/Minor Species

May 08

CVM Provides Alternative Options for Industry Document Submissions During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 07

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Guidance on Reporting and Mitigating Animal Drug Shortages during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

More CVM Updates

FDA Cautions Pet Owners Not to Feed One Lot Aunt Jeni's Pet Food

FDA Investigates Pig Ear Treats Linked to Human Salmonella Infections

FDA Alert About Performance Dog Raw Pet Food

Center

May 12

Returning Refrigerated Transport Vehicles and Refrigerated Storage Units to Food Uses After Using Them to Preserve Human Remains During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 07

CVM GFI #271 Reporting and Mitigating Animal Drug Shortages during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Apr 22

Temporary Policy Regarding Accredited Third-Party Certification Program Onsite Observation and Certificate Duration Requirements During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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.

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