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

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For Industry

For Consumers

For Veterinarians

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, industry, and publicaciones en español

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, National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), 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

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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

Dec 09

In Association with Pet Brands Products, LLC, ALDI Voluntarily Recalls Pet Advent Calendars Due to Potential Choking Hazard

Feb 28

FDA Veterinarians Contribute One Health Resource on Global Antiparasitic Resistance in Grazing Livestock

Feb 15

FDA Requests Public Comments on the Use of Antimicrobials in Companion Animals

Jan 25

FDA Approves First Generic Tilmicosin Phosphate Aqueous Concentrate for Swine

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

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Mar 02

CVM GFI #258 Use of Tracers in Animal Food, Type A Medicated Articles, and Medicated Feeds

Mar 01

Guidance for Industry: FDA's Voluntary Qualified Importer Program

Feb 24

Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Model Accreditation Standards for Third-Party Certification Body Accreditation for Food Safety Audits

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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