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)

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Oct 08

Sunshine Mills, Inc. Expands Previously Announced Voluntary Recall of Certain Pet Food Products Due to Potentially Elevated Levels of Aflatoxin

Sep 22

Real Pet Food Company of Phoenix, AZ Voluntarily Recalls One Lot of Billy+Margot Wild Kangaroo and Superfoods Recipe Dog Food in 4 lb Bags Because of a Possible Salmonella Health Risk (USA)

Sep 02

Sunshine Mills, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain Dog Food Products Due to Potentially Elevated Levels of Aflatoxin

For Industry

For Consumers

For Veterinarians

Oct 19

FDA Approves Elura (capromorelin oral solution) for Managing Weight Loss in Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease

Oct 09

FDA Holds Virtual Public Meeting to Discuss Potential Approach for Ranking of Antimicrobial Drugs According to Their Importance in Human Medicine: A Risk Management Tool for Antimicrobial Animal Drugs

Oct 08

Resources for Animal Food Producers in Gulf Coast Affected by Hurricane Delta

More CVM Updates

FDA Alert: Certain Lots of Pet Food from Multiple Brands Recalled for Aflatoxin

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

FDA Investigates Pig Ear Treats Linked to Human Salmonella Infections

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Sep 10

Resuming Normal Drug and Biologics Manufacturing Operations During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Aug 27

CVM GFI #191 Changes to Approved NADAs - New NADAs vs. Category II Supplemental NADAs

Jul 15

CVM GFI #265 Use of Data from Foreign Investigational Studies to Support Effectiveness of New Animal Drugs

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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