Tag: veterinary drugs
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CSPI Seeks Data from FDA About Raw Milk Drug Residue Survey
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Freedom of Information Act for “the data collected by the Center for Veterinary Medicine under its Raw Milk Drug Residue Survey.” According to CSPI, FDA conducted the survey in 2012 “because excess and…
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FAO/WHO Committee Issues Report on Veterinary Drug Residues in Food
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a technical report from a joint Food and Agriculture Organization/WHO Expert Committee tasked with evaluating the safety of certain veterinary drugs and recommending maximum residue limits (MRLs) in food. Among other things, the report addresses toxicological and residue data on various anthelminthic, antiparasitic, antifungal, and antibacterial agents and…
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FDA Announces Plan to Help Curb Unapproved Animal Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an initiative to address “the prevalence of animal drug products marketed in the United States without approval or other legal marketing status.” Unapproved animal drugs on the market include injectable vitamins, shampoos, liniments, and electrolyte and glucose solutions. FDA is concerned that the safety and effectiveness of…
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Meeting to Consider U.S. Positions for Codex Session on Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods
In advance of the August 30-September 3, 2010, session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods, draft U.S. positions will be considered during a public meeting scheduled for August 16. Written comments may be presented during the meeting or forwarded to the U.S. delegate to the Codex session, Dr. Kevin Greenlees,…
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USDA IG Concerned about Monitoring of Drugs, Pesticides and Heavy Metal Residues in Meat
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Office of Inspector General (IG) has released a report, which finds that the federal government’s “national residue program is not accomplishing its mission of monitoring the food supply for harmful residues” of veterinary drugs, pesticides and heavy metals. According to the report, federal agencies have failed to establish thresholds…
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FDA Submits Proposed Animal Drug Information Collection to OMB
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted a proposed collection of information involving antimicrobial animal drugs to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act. According to the Federal Register notice, a 2008 amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires that “the sponsor…
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N.Y. Lawmaker Asks GAO to Review Data on Antibiotic Use in Animals
U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter (D-New York) has asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review federal efforts to collect data on antibiotic use in animals. In a letter to Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, Slaughter asked for the study because a 2005 GAO report found that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for…
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Food Producer Coalition Issues Report on Animal Antibiotics
The American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA) has submitted a report to Congress that challenges the 2008 findings of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, which supports legislation (H.R. 1549 and S. 619) seeking to prohibit or limit the use of low-level antibiotics in agriculture. Signed by 20 food producer organizations, an introductory letter states…