Animal & Veterinary

Featured

Animal Drugs for New World Screwworm

CVM is working with drug sponsors, federal and state partners, and international regulators to understand options for U.S. veterinarians to treat New World screwworm (NWS) effectively and safely.

Animal Drugs

Animal Food (including Pet Food)

Animal Medical Devices

collage of animal pictures including chicken, pig, cow, horse, dog and cat

For Industry

woman in a wheelchair with a service dog

For Consumers

For Veterinarians

Safety & Health

Product Safety Information including Recalls, Adverse Drug Events, Antimicrobial Resistance, Animal Cloning and Animal Drug Shortage information

Products

Animal Drugs, Animal Food (including Pet Food and the GRAS program), Animal Medical Devices, Imports & Exports

News & Events

Press releases, Outbreaks and Advisories, and meeting announcements

Resources for You

Information for consumers, veterinarians, industry, and publicaciones en español

Compliance & Enforcement

CVM Compliance Programs, Drug Residues, BSE and Unapproved Animal Drugs

Guidance & Regulations

Guidance for Industry, Policies & Procedures Manual, Laws

Development & Approval Process

New Animal Drug Applications, Electronic Submissions, User Fees, Biotechnology, Minor Use/Minor Species, Aquaculture, Food Additive Petitions

Science & Research

Research areas, National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN)

Reporting Problems with Animal Products

FDA encourages consumers, veterinarians and industry to report problems with animal drugs, food and devices.

How to Report Problems

Center

Aug 26

Revival Animal Health, LLC Voluntarily Recalls Feline Milk Replacers Due to Inconsistent Levels of Vitamins and Trace Minerals

Aug 21

Fromm Family Foods Voluntarily Recalls Turkey Pâté Wet Food For Dogs and Diner Classic Milo’s Meatloaf Pâté Wet Food For Dogs Due to Potential Metal Contamination

Aug 17

UPDATED: Oma's Pride Voluntarily Recalls One Lot of Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe (6 Lb Bag) Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk

Aug 27

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances Under Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Federally-Registered Facilities

Aug 25

FDA Approves Eugenol Sedative for Field Use in Freshwater Finfish

Aug 05

FDA Finalizes Guidance on Evaluating Safety of Antimicrobial Animal Drugs Based on Their Importance in Human Medicine

More CVM Updates

Center

Aug 28

Draft CVM GFI #256B - Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances: Compounding under CGMP in Federally-Registered Facilities

Aug 25

CVM GFI #150 Concerns Related to the use of Clove Oil as an Anesthetic for Fish

Aug 14

CVM GFI #260 - Type VII Veterinary Master File for Research and Development and Risk Reviews

FDA Guidance Search

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.

About CVM Meet the Center Director

Recall Alert