Last month, I listened to a podcast interviewing the owner of Straight Arrow, the parent company that produces Mane and Tail and Cowboy Magic products. As a lifelong horse owner
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Animal Biotechnology-The Way Forward
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On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration “announced the Plant and Animal Biotechnology Innovation Action Plan to outline the key priorities the agency will pursue to support…
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FDA’s Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Set to Take Effect in January 2017
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In preparation for the VFD final rule, which outlines the revised process for authorizing use of VFD drugs (animal drugs intended for use in or on animal feed and…
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FDA Prepares for Implementation of Its Veterinary Feed Directive
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FDA, gearing up for the implementation of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD), recently “issued a letter reminding retail establishments that sell medically important antimicrobials for use in feed or…
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FDA revises its guidance for drug sponsors of new food animal drugs
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FDA issued a draft revised guidance for industry, “General Principles for Evaluating the Human Food Safety of New Animal Drugs Used In Food-Producing Animals” in July 2016 that…
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State’s Weigh In—Veterinary Compounding
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While there is a dispute amongst attorneys about FDA’s authority to govern compounding in veterinary medicine in the absence of amendments to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act,…
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ACI’s Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Animal Health and Veterinary Drugs and Therapeutics-Part III: Governance of Veterinary Drugs
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A number of presenters at this recent conference described the landscape of federal and state oversight of veterinary drugs and therapeutics.
Here is a quick primer on the topic:
USDA’s…
Snippets from ACI’s Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Animal Health and Veterinary Drugs and Therapeutics-Part I
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I attended the first ever Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Animal Health and Veterinary Drugs and Therapeutics, “a comprehensive guide to the latest developments affecting drugs for companion animals…
FDA’s authority over livestock production and food labeling.
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As discussed in USDA, FDA, and EPA-confusing authority over livestock production and food labeling, several federal agencies have varying control over livestock production and the food resulting therefrom.
For…
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Feds Taking a Closer Look at Raw Pet Food
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As discussed in prior postings, there are animal and public health concerns associated with the growing practice of feeding raw food to pets.
The Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”)…
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