Animal & Veterinary
FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. Protecting human and animal health.
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CVM COVID-19 Response
Information and resources available to industry members and consumers on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and animal health and safety.
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Reporting Problems with Animal Products
FDA encourages consumers, veterinarians and industry to report problems with animal drugs, food and devices.
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Veterinary medicine related Recall Announcements
Dec 16
Manzanola Feeds is Recalling Certain Lots of Top of the Rockies Alfalfa Cubes due to Possible Clostridium botulinum Health Risk
Dec 16
TFP Nutrition Initiated Voluntary Recall of 16 lb. Bags of HEB TEXAS PETS Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk
Nov 30
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company Voluntarily Recalls a Limited Amount of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric Low Fat Wet Dog Food Due to Labeling Error
CVM Updates
Dec 20
FDA Approves First Injectable Pentosan for Osteoarthritis in Horses
Dec 16
FDA Proposes Revisions to Guidance on Evaluating Safety of Antimicrobial Animal Drugs Based on Their Importance in Human Medicine
Dec 14
FDA Opens Registration for Virtual Public Meeting on FDA’s Role in the AAFCO Animal Feed Ingredient Definition Process
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Recently Published Veterinary medicine related Guidances
Dec 20
Guidance for Industry: Best Practices for Convening a GRAS Panel
Dec 19
CVM GFI #152 Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regard to Their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern
Dec 15
Circumstances that Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or Refusing a Drug or Device Inspection (December 2022)
The Center for Veterinary Medicine
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.