Brochures

Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for:

• Veterinarians
• Veterinary Students
• Producers
• Distributors that manufacture feed and those that don’t manufacture feed

Webpages

Please check CVM’s:

• Veterinary Feed Directive webpage
• Safe Feed webpage
• Judicious Use of Antimicrobials webpage
• Animal drug approved applications affected by the GFI # 213/209 OTC to VFD (or Rx) transition expected to occur in December of 2016.
• Blue Bird Labels
• Ways to search for specific drug approvals:
  • http://www.fda.gov - Lower left, under regulatory information, click Code of Federal regulations. In the Search Database window enter the active ingredient.
  • Animal Drugs@FDA - Another way to search: http://www.fda.gov, click, animal & veterinary, upper right “animal drugs” upper right, “Animal Drugs@FDA” enter ingredient, species of interest, etc.

Regulation

• Veterinary Feed Directive Rule: Effective 1 October 2015; 80 FR 31708
• Statute: Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996 - PL 104-250 (Oct. 9, 1996)

Policy

Guidance:

• # 120: Veterinary Feed Directive Regulation Questions and Answers
• # 152: Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regard to Their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern
• # 181: Guidance for Industry Blue Bird Medicated Feed Labels
• # 209: The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals
• # 213: New Animal Drugs and New Animal Drug Combination Products Administered in or on Medicated Feed or Drinking Water of Food-Producing Animals: Recommendations for Drug Sponsors for Voluntarily Aligning Product Use Conditions with GFI #209

Questions

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