A safe animal food (feed) supply helps ensure healthy animals and people. To that end, the Center for Veterinary Medicine:

• monitors and establishes standards for animal feed contaminants, including those in pet food,
• approves safe food additives for animal food use, and 
• manages the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) medicated feed and pet food programs.

This section provides information for complying with federal regulations concerning animal food and informational updates to keep interested parties informed on current issues.

For further information regarding animal food regulations, you may contact the:

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Veterinary Medicine
Division of Animal Feeds
12225 Wilkins Avenue
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Phone 240-402-7077
Fax 240-453-6882

Additional Information

• FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
• Food Additive Petitions for Animal Food
• Safe Feed 
• Safe Animal Feed (video)
• Sanitation & Transportation Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information
• The Center for Veterinary Medicine Safe Food Facts: Storing, Handling and Using Animal Milk Replacer Products
• Reporting Problems with Horse or other Livestock Feed/Food
• How to Report a Pet Food Complaint
• Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Fact Sheet - Safely Distributing Unused Human Food for Animal Food Use