In response to “FDA Cautions in Interpretation of Antimicrobial Resistance Data,” citing that the Environmental Working Group’s report of the 2011 Retail Meat Annual Report of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), the Animal Health Institute issued the following statement: Statement: “The Animal Health Institute applauds the FDA for setting the record straight with [...]
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AHI Statement on FDA Response to Environmental Working Group Report
by admin • April 23, 2013 • Industry News, Press Releases and Statements
100 Years of the VSTA (via USDA)
by admin • March 4, 2013 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (VSTA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) will present historical information on the veterinary biologics program, abstracts on various program components, and podcasts highlighting the impact of the VSTA on animal health. VSTA was designed to protect farmers and livestock raisers [...]
FDA Annual Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Food-Producing Animals in 2011 (via FDA)
by admin • February 11, 2013 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) released its third annual report summarizing 2011 sales and distribution data of antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals. While overall domestic sales increased by 2.27%, sales excluding ionophores slightly declined. Ionophores are not used in human medicine. FDA cautions that several [...]
FDA Announces Reorganization for the Foods and Veterinary Medicine Program (via FDA)
by admin • February 4, 2013 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced in the Federal Register a reorganization for the Foods and Veterinary Medicine (FVM) program that was implemented on October 1, 2012. Under the reorganization, the Office of Foods is now the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, led by Michael Taylor, the Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary [...]
Veterinary Biologics Training Program Scheduled for May, 2013 (via IIACB)
by admin • January 29, 2013 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
Registration has opened for the 2013 Veterinary Biologics Training Program (VBTP) which begins May 14, 2013 in Ames, Iowa. Now in its 18th year, the Veterinary Biologics Training Program has been attended by nearly 1800 individuals, including more than 500 attendees from 84 countries. The VBTP is held annually for professionals in veterinary vaccine and [...]
Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics (via Food Safety News)
by addc02 • January 7, 2013 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
In an editorial published in Food Safety News, Dr. Richard Raymond, former Undersecretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture, tackles the myths and lies surrounding antibiotic use in animal agriculture: “From what I have been reading lately, it appears to me that the next big fight over agriculture’s ability to provide consumers with plentiful, [...]
15 years of FDA and antibiotics (via Bovine Veterinanrian)
by admin • November 19, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
“Consumer media seems to like to point fingers at the FDA for what they believe is inaction on the use of antibiotics in food animals. But Rich Carnevale, VMD, Animal Health Institute, says the FDA has taken many actions regarding food animal antimicrobials in the last 15 years.” Carnevale told participants at the National Institute [...]
FDA Announces Minor Use/Minor Species (MUMS) Grant Program Request for Applications (via CVM Updates)
by admin • October 18, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
The Food and Drug Administration today announced the publication of a Request for Applications for grants to support the development of new animal drugs intended for minor species or minor uses in major species. (Major species are horses, dogs, cats, cattle, pigs, turkeys and chickens.) The grant program was established by the Minor Use and [...]
The Other Side of Antimicrobial Resistance (via Food Safety News)
by admin • October 3, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
Dr. Scott Hurd responded to “Letter from the Editor: Antibiotic Resistance”, an editorial recently published by Food Safety News. In his response, Dr. Hurd emphasized the importance of animal medicines and the many regulations and efforts underway in the agricultural community to protect animal and public health. Read more, including the response, at Food [...]
$32 million animal care facility coming to JFK (via WSJ.com)
by admin • October 2, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a $32 million renovation of a vacant building at John F. Kennedy International Airport for an animal care facility. The project will feature a veterinary hospital, rehabilitation area, boarding kennels and quarantine facilities. It will encompass 14.4 acres of the airport grounds and will [...]