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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
Feb 22
Bindle Bottle Issues Voluntary Recall on 32 Oz, 24 Oz, 20 Oz, and 13 Oz Insulated Food and Drink Bottles
Feb 08
Nestlé Purina Petcare Company Voluntarily Recalls Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets El Elemental Dry Dog Food in the U.S. Due to Potentially Elevated Vitamin D
Dec 16
Manzanola Feeds is Recalling Certain Lots of Top of the Rockies Alfalfa Cubes due to Possible Clostridium botulinum Health Risk
CVM Updates
Mar 06
FDA Proposes Revisions to Guidance on Evaluating Safety of Antimicrobial Animal Drugs Based on Their Importance in Human Medicine
Feb 22
FDA and EPA Announce Virtual Public Meeting and Comment Period on Modernizing their Approach to Oversight of Certain Products for Animals, including Flea and Tick Products
Feb 17
Tracey Forfa Announced as New Director of FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine
Recently Published Veterinary medicine related Guidances
Jan 30
CVM GFI #272 Practices to Prevent Unsafe Contamination of Animal Feed from Drug Carryover
Jan 27
CVM GFI #152 Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regard to Their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern
Jan 10
Guidance for Industry: Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals
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.