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Animal Drugs

Animal Food (including Pet Food)

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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)

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 29

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

Jun 28

Manna Pro Products LLC Issues Limited Voluntary Recall of Flock Party Quack Snacks Sold in the United States Because of Possible Health Risk Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

Jun 13

Freshpet Voluntarily Recalls One Lot of Freshpet® Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe Dog Food Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

Jul 27

FDA Announces FY 2022 Animal Drug User Fee Rates for ADUFA and AGDUFA

Jul 15

FDA Launches Resource to Increase Awareness of Animal Drug Safety-Related Labeling Changes

Jul 13

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Expanded Conditional Approval for Certain Animal Drugs

More CVM Updates

Certain Sportmix Pet Food Recalled for Potentially Fatal Aflatoxin

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

Center

Jul 14

CVM GFI #261 - Eligibility Criteria for Expanded Conditional Approval of New Animal Drugs

Jun 22

CVM GFI #108 Registering with CVM’s Electronic Submission System

Jun 11

CVM GFI #263 Recommendations for Sponsors of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs Approved for Use in Animals to Voluntarily Bring Under Veterinary Oversight All Products That Continue to be Available Over-the-Counter

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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