Animal & Veterinary

Animal Drugs

Animal Food (including Pet Food)

Animal Medical Devices

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

Dec 05

The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet, Canned Cat Food Due to Health Concerns

Nov 14

Go Raw, LLC Recalls One Lot of Quest Beef Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk

Nov 13

CHS Inc. Recalls Payback® Feeds Because of Excess Magnesium Health Risk

For Industry

For Consumers

For Veterinarians

Dec 20

FDA Continues to Address Antiparasitic Resistance in Livestock and Horses

Dec 10

FDA Releases Annual Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed in 2018 for Use in Food-Producing Animals

Nov 26

FDA Approves Zimeta (dipyrone injection) for the Control of Fever in Horses

More CVM Updates

FDA Alert About Performance Dog Raw Pet Food

FDA Investigates Pig Ear Treats Linked to Human Salmonella Infections

FDA Cautions Pet Owners Not to Feed Certain Aunt Jeni’s Pet Food

Reporting Problems with Animal Products

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

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Center

Nov 22

Certificates of Confidentiality

Nov 20

CVM GFI #256 - Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances

Sep 30

CVM GFI #261 - Eligibility Criteria for Expanded Conditional Approval 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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