The FDA has published guidance around voluntarily bringing the remaining approved animal drugs containing antimicrobials of human medical importance under the oversight of licensed veterinarians in the US.
A US group, The Keep Antibiotics Working coalition, is exhorting US regulators to improve stewardship efforts linked with antibiotic use in animal feed, water and production.
As part of the continued effort to improve transparency and public access to information about approved animal drugs, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it has made medicated feed-related information more accessible and user-friendly.
The Pew Charitable Trusts is seeking to push forward federally proposed changes to the reporting of sales data regarding the amount of antibiotics sold for use in livestock feed and production in an effort to support judicious use.
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Members of both the veterinary and agricultural production worlds need to work together to address antimicrobial resistance in cattle production, said Brian Lubbers, director of clinical microbiology, Kansas State University veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
JBS USA is being told to improve processes used to produce and test some fat-based feed ingredients following a series of investigations at one of the company’s rendering facilities.
The FDA is calling for research projects to help establish duration of use windows for several medically important antimicrobials currently approved for use in animal feed.
Alpha Feed Mill needs to check it medicated feed labels and registrations, address new regulations and clean up its production facilities, say FDA inspectors.
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