January/February 1996 FDA Veterinarian Newsletter

March/April 1996 FDA Veterinarian Newsletter

• CELEBRATING NATIONAL PET WEEK
• PET BIRDS -- PRESCRIPTION FOR LONG-TERM COMPANIONSHIP
• REVIEW OF THE VETERINARY DRUG APPROVAL PROCESS
• UPDATE ON DRUG APPROVALS IN FY 95
• UPDATE ON BST
• SUMMARY OF ADVERSE REACTION REPORTS ON POSILAC®
• UPDATE ON EQUINE PROTOZOAL MYELOENCEPHALITIS
• UPDATE ON PYTASE AND CHROMIUM FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEED
• OFFICE OF SCIENCE -- FY 95
• QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON ADES
• HOW TO COMMENT ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS AND SUBMIT PETITIONS
• FDA APPROVES FOOD ADDITIVE PETITION FOR FORMALDEHYDE
• APPROVAL FOR EXPORT REQUESTED
• FOOD ADDITIVE REGULATIONS AMENDED
• TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
• CHANGE OF SPONSOR
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• Game Birds Take Another Shot at the Drug Approval Game
• FDA AND UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FORM JOINT INSTITUTE
• GENTAMICIN INJECTION FINAL RULES PUBLISHED
• NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR VMAC
• UPDATE ON BSE
• FEED SUPPLEMENTS FOR HORSES: BUYER BEWARE
• RECENT CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THE CVM HOME PAGE
• COMBATING ANIMAL HEALTH FRAUD
• CVM OFFICE OF NEW ANIMAL DRUG EVALUATION EXTERN PROGRAM
• UPDATE ON CODEX
• QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON ADES
• CVM ISSUES LETTER TO VETERINARIANS ON FLUOROQUINOLONES
• AVMA President-Elect Addresses CVM
• PROPYLENE GLYCOL NOT GRAS FOR CAT FOOD
• PUBLICATIONS
• MINOR SPECIES WORKSHOP TO BE HELD
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NOTICE ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS
• WITHDRAWAL OF NOOH ON MFA PROPOSAL

• Wildlife Contraception: Another Tool in the Management of Wildlife Population Growth
• FDA PUBLISHES COMPOUNDING GUIDE
• CORRECTION
• NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF BEEF CATTLE REVISED
• 1995 ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
• USDA PLANS NATIONAL EQUINE HEALTH MONITORING STUDY
• SENTENCING IN RESIDUE CASE
• GUILTY PLEA IN RESIDUE CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• APPROVAL WITHDRAWN
• New Animal Drug Approvals
• CVM -- ANNUAL REPORT OF ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCES -- 1995 (Part I; Continued in November/December issue)

• PRESIDENT SIGNS ANIMAL DRUG AVAILABILITY ACT
• CVM ANNOUNCES TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR REPORTING ADES
• CAUTION URGED IN USING WARBEX
• 1995 ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
• ZOONOTIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION INITIATIVES
• USDA PLANS NATIONAL EQUINE HEALTH MONITORING STUDY
• APPROVAL WITHDRAWN
• PUBLIC MASTER FILE AVAILABLE
• GUILTY VERDICT IN VEAL FEED CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• CVM -- ANNUAL REPORT OF ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCES -- 1995 (Continued from September/October issue--see page I-1)

• UPDATE ON FLUOROQUINOLONES
• UPDATE ON BST
• SUMMARY OF ADVERSE REACTION REPORTS ON POSILAC
• 1994 ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
• CVM ESTABLISHES HOME PAGE ON THE WWW
• CVM PUBLISHES GUIDE ON MASTER FILES
• QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON ADES
• NEW FDA LIAISON FOR NRSP-7
• APPROVAL FOR EXPORT REQUESTED
• FOOD ADDITIVE PETITION FILED
• FOOD ADDITIVE REGULATIONS AMENDED
• CONSENT DECREE SIGNED IN DRUG RESIDUE CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES

• FDA DEDICATES MOD II
• SUBSCRIPTION PRICE INCREASE
• FDA AND AVMA SPONSOR SATELLITE BROADCAST
• NEW RULES FOR "LITE" PET FOODS
• VMAC ENDORSES POST-APPROVAL MONITORING PROGRAM FOR POSILAC®
• FDA PUBLISHES FINAL RULE ON EXTRALABEL DRUG USE IN ANIMALS
• MAJOR CONCERNS FOR MINOR SPECIES
• VETERINARY CODEX HOLDS TENTH SESSION IN COSTA RICA
• NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR VMAC
• FEED MILL LICENSING NOW A REALITY
• UPDATE ON BIOTECH PLANTS
• APPROVAL WITHDRAWN
• PROPOSAL TO WITHDRAW APPROVAL
• FOOD ADDITIVE PETITION FILED
• SENTENCING IN DRUG RESIDUE CASE
• INDICTMENTS IN VEAL DRUG CASES ANNOUNCED
• VAN LEEUWENS VIOLATE CONSENT DECREE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• FDA PROPOSES PRECAUTIONARY BAN AGAINST RUMINANT-TO-RUMINANT FEEDING
• VETERINARY FEED DIRECTIVE DRUGS
• CVM'S RICHARD TESKE RETIRES
• EXTRA-LABEL USE -- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
• CVM POLICY ON COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION PRODUCTS
• UPDATE ON DRUG APPROVALS IN FY 96
• EXPORT CERTIFICATES FOR NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
• DR. TOLLEFSON APPOINTED TO HEAD SURVEILLANCE AND COMPLIANCE
• GOOD EQUINE CLINICAL PRACTICE AND COMPOUNDED DRUGS
• CVM ANIMAL DRUG EXPERT VISITS CHINA
• HOW TO MAKE A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST TO FDA
• COLLOIDAL SILVER NOT APPROVED FOR TREATING ANIMALS
• EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
• PUBLIC MASTER FILE AVAILABLE
• FOOD ADDITIVE PETITION FILED
• VITEK SENTENCED IN SMUGGLING CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• CELEBRATING NATIONAL PET WEEK
• RABBITS AS PETS
• UPDATED POLICY ON THE USE OF ANIMAL ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION PRODUCTS IN SWINE
• TIME EXTENDED FOR RELABELING OF CTC/OTC FEEDS
• CVM KICKS-OFF LICENSING
• ANTIDOTE FOR ETHYLENE GLYCOL POISONING APPROVED
• FDA VETERINARY MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MEET
• CVM REORGANIZES
• FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION CONFERENCE SCHEDULED
• APPROVAL WITHDRAWN
• TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• CORRECTION
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• FINAL RULE PROHIBITS MAMMALIAN PROTEIN IN SHEEP AND CATTLE FEED
• FDA ORDER PROHIBITS EXTRALABEL USE OF FLUOROQUINOLONES AND GLYCOPEPTIDES
• NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED
• PROTECTING PETS IN A DISASTER
• WIDESPREAD EMERGENCE IN THE UNITED STATES OF MULTIPLE DRUG-RESISTANT TYPE OF SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM
• DRAFT HORSES -- PAST AND PRESENT
• MEDICALLY NECESSARY VETERINARY PRODUCTS
• DRUG RESIDUES IN FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS
• VMAC MEETS TO CONSIDER QUALITY STANDARDS
• CVM VETERINARIAN ADVISES CHILEAN GOVERNMENT
• EQUINE EXPERT VISITS CVM
• FDA ANNOUNCES A PILOT PROJECT FOR NCIE SUBMISSION
• PUBLICATIONS
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES

• FEED MILL LICENSING PROPOSED RULE PUBLISHED
• FDA REQUESTS THAT ETHOXYQUIN LEVELS BE REDUCED IN DOG FOODS
• 1996 ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
• NEW MEMBER FOR VMAC
• EVALUATION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUE SCREENING TESTS WITH MILK OF INDIVIDUAL COWS
• STUDENTS LEARN THE ROPES ABOUT CVM
• ANALYSIS OF TETRACYCLINES IN MILK AND OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
• CORRECTION
• APPROVAL WITHDRAWN
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• FDA/CVM 1996 VETERINARY ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
• FDA/CVM 1996 VETERINARY ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• FDA REQUESTS THAT BALL CLAY NOT BE USED IN ANIMAL FEEDS
• CVM'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROMOTED TO REAR ADMIRAL
• 1996 ADVERSE DRUG EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
• FDA HOLDS TRAINING CONFERENCE ON BSE AND RUMINANT FEED RULES
• NRSP-7 HOLDS SEMI-ANNUAL COMMITTEE MEETING
• GUILTY PLEA IN DRUG RESIDUE CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• FDA PUBLISHES SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE PROPOSED RULE
• UPDATE ON DRUG APPROVALS IN FY 97
• APPLYING PHARMACOKINETICS IN VETERINARY PHARMACEUTICALS REGULATION
• QUALITY STANDARDS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ANIMAL DRUGS -- A REPORT FROM VMAC
• GOOD GUIDANCE PRACTICES
• REGULATORY ISSUES IN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
• INVESTIGATING DRUG TRANSFER INTO EGGS
• OVERVIEW OF FDA PROGRAMS AFFECTING ZOO ANIMAL FEEDS
• ELECTRONIC FOI READING ROOM NOW AVAILABLE
• CVM SENDS EPIDEMIOLOGIST TO U.K. TO RESEARCH SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM DT104
• PUBLICATIONS
• TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• PROFESSIONAL FLEXIBLE LABELING GUIDANCE RELEASED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
• NEW METHOD AVAILABLE FOR DETECTION OF BOVINE MATERIAL IN FEED
• FDA REQUESTS COMMENTS ON VALIDATION DRAFT GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
• BIOTECHNOLOGY: PUTTING CLONES IN CONTEXT
• BSE -- PREVENTION IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY
• FOX FACTS
• FDA PUBLISHES GUIDANCE ON INDUSTRY-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES
• PERSONNEL CHANGE IN CVM'S ONADE
• CVM TO COSPONSOR FOOD SAFETY SYMPOSIUM AT AVMA CONVENTION
• CELEBRATING NATIONAL PET WEEK
• TRANSITIONAL MEDICATED FEED MILL LICENSES WILL EXPIRE SOON
• ANNUAL MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE FOR BOVINE PRACTITIONERS
• CVM MAKES THE ANALYSIS OF COMMENTS ON THE FLUOROQUINOLONE AND GLYCOPEPTIDE PROHIBITION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
• VETERINARY FEED DIRECTIVE DRUGS
• WE WANT YOU -- TO REPORT ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
• HONEY BEES -- MORE THAN JUST HONEY
• CORRECTION
• WARNING ON CONTAMINATED VETERINARY DRUGS
• APPROVAL WITHDRAWN
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• NATIONAL PET WEEK - MAY 3-9, 1998
• DOG OWNERSHIP -- A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT
• NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR VMAC
• JIFSAN TO PRESENT TSE WORKSHOP
• A PERSPECTIVE ON FDA FIELD WORK
• WORLD AQUACULTURE and INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION for DRUGS AND BIOLOGICS
• FDA APPROVES FIRST VETERINARY COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION PRODUCT
• FDA GUIDANCE ON RUMINANT FEED RULES AVAILABLE
• THE JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE WORKING GROUP ON QUALITY ASSURANCE IN AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
• CVM COSPONSORS SYMPOSIUM AT AVMA CONVENTION
• Presiding: Dr. Linda Tollefson -- Center for Veterinary Medicine
• NCIE PILOT PROJECT EXTENDED
• FDA PUBLISHES ADEQUATE AND WELL-CONTROLLED STUDIES FINAL RULE
• FOOD ADDITIVE PETITION APPROVED
• FDA DISTRICT DIRECTOR TO SPEAK AT AVMA
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• CVM APPROVES FLUOROQUINOLONE PRODUCT FOR USE IN CATTLE
• NATIONAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE MONITORING SYSTEM (NARMS) UPDATE
• TOLERANCES ESTABLISHED FOR TETRACYCLINES IN MILK
• CVM EPIDEMIOLOGIST RETURNS TO ENGLAND
• SUCCESSFUL BSE TELECONFERENCE HELD FOR FEED INDUSTRY
• THE BOUVIER DES FLANDRES
• HORSE OWNERSHIP -- A PRIVILEGE AND A RESPONSIBILITY
• FUTURE SCIENTIST INTERNS WITH CVM
• WINDOWS TO RESEARCH AND REGULATORY SCIENCE INTERN PROGRAM
• STABILITY DRAFT GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE
• FDA GUIDANCE ON BSE FEED REGULATION AVAILABLE
• FDA PUBLISHES LABELING RULES FOR ANIMAL DRUGS
• CVM HOLDS STAKEHOLDER MEETING
• JUST THE FACTS
• LAMPLEY ORDERED TO CORRECT PAST VIOLATIONS
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• CVM ATTENDS GEORGIA MEETING ON ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
• EXTRA-LABEL USE OF BAYTRIL 100 PROHIBITED, INCLUDING USE IN DAIRY CATTLE OR VEAL CALVES
• FDA PERMITS IMPORTATION OF DRUGS TO TREAT EPM
• VICH WORKING GROUP MEETS IN JAPAN
• INTERPRETING PET FOOD LABELS -- PART 1: GENERAL RULES
• Product Name
• Net Quantity Statement
• Ingredient List
• Guaranteed Analysis
• Nutritional Adequacy Statement
• Feeding Directions
• Calorie Statement
• Other Label Claims
• Summary
• NRSP-7 HOLDS SEMI-ANNUAL COMMITTEE MEETING
• Active NRSP-7 Projects
• FDA VETERINARY MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MEET
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• ANIMAL DRUGS SEIZED
• FOOD ADDITIVE REGULATIONS AMENDED
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVAL
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL

• FDA WELCOMES A NEW COMMISSIONER
• THE FDA VETERINARY EPIDEMIOLOGIST
• Why Veterinarians as Epidemiologists in the FDA?
• How do Veterinarians become Epidemiologists?
• What is the role of Veterinary Epidemiologists within the FDA?
• INTERPRETING PET FOOD LABELS -- PART 2: SPECIAL USE FOODS
• Treats and Chews
• Health Claims
• FLUTD Products
• Weight Control Products
• Dental Products
• Skin and Coat Products
• Veterinary Medical Foods
• Dietary Supplements and "Nutraceuticals"
• Summary
• FDA/CVM 1997 ADE REPORTS -- A DESCRIPTIVE OVERVIEW
• I. Introduction
• II. Report Submission Information
• III. Animal Zoographic Information
• IV. Suspect Drug Information
• V. Drug Usage Information
• VI. Adverse Event Information
• PUBLICATIONS
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Monitoring Report Available
• Framework Document Available
• FOOD ADDITIVE REGULATIONS AMENDED
• CONSENT DECREE ENTERED IN ANIMAL DRUG GMP CASE
• SENTENCING IN ANIMAL DRUG SMUGGLING CASE
• CONSENT DECREE ENTERED IN ANIMAL DRUG CGMP CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES

• CVM APPROVES FIRST BEHAVIORAL DRUGS FOR DOGS
• UPDATE ON FY 98 APPROVALS
• UPDATE ON HUMAN FOOD SAFETY OF BST
• UPDATE ON BOVINE SOMATOTROPIN ADVERSE EXPERIENCES
• REGULATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
• BLACKWELL ACCEPTS NEW POSITION WITH SURGEON GENERAL
• EVALUATION OF NEW TYPE C MEDICATED FEED METHODS FOR APPROVED TYPE A MEDICATED ARTICLES
• CELEBRATE NATIONAL PET WEEK IN MAY
• ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DIURETICS IN BOVINE MILK
• FINALIZED MINOR USES/MINOR SPECIES GUIDANCE AVAILABLE
• UPDATED NCIE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION GUIDANCE AVAILABLE
• NEW VMAC CHAIRMAN
• VETERINARIAN SENTENCED IN ANIMAL DRUG SMUGGLING CASE
• ANNUAL MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE FOR BOVINE PRACTITIONERS
• CONSENT DECREE ENTERED IN ANIMAL DRUG COMPOUNDING CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• PET OWNERSHIP - A MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP
• FELINE ELIMINATION BEHAVIOR
• VEGETARIAN DIETS FOR PETS?
• FIRST EQUINE DRUG APPROVED FOR ULCERS
• FDA FUNDS RESEARCH FOR FOOD SAFETY
• WILL TRANSGENIC FISH BE THE FIRST AG-BIOTECH FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS?
• FDA STOPS IMPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTAMINATED ANIMALS DRUGS
• SCHEDULE III CLASSIFICATION PROPOSED FOR KETAMINE
• FDA ANALYSIS OF DGXXIV REPORT ON PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS OF BST
• COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS CONTEMPT ORDER IN ANIMAL DRUG CASE
• CLARIFICATION -- CONSENT DECREE ENTERED IN ANIMAL DRUG CGMP CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVAL
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• NEW DIRECTOR FOR ONADE
• 377
• CVM VIEW OF DATA ON ANTIMICROBIALS USED IN ANIMALS
• CVM Holds Second Open Forum for Its Stakeholders
• VMAC SUMMARY
• FDA PARTICIPATES IN ANIMAL DRUG WORKSHOP IN CHINA
• FDA HELPS INDUSTRY PREPARE FOR Y2K
• How Transgenics are Produced
• CONSENT DECREE ENTERED IN DRUG TISSUE RESIDUE CASE
• Equine Medicine Conference
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• BEAULIEU APPOINTED CVM DEPUTY DIRECTOR
• FDA PUBLISHES SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE FINAL RULE
• FDA AND USDA-ARS PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM FOR FOODBORNE PATHOGENS IN MEXICO
• FDA PROPOSES TO RECLASSIFY SHEEP AS A MINOR SPECIES
• CVM SPONSORED RESEARCH AND ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY
• FDA HOSTS A FOLLOW-UP WORKSHOP ON BSE FEED REGULATION
• AQUACULTURE UPDATE
• VETERINARY FEED DIRECTIVE
• FDA SPONSORS WORKSHOP ON MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY OF DRUG RESIDUES IN FOOD
• FEED METHODS WORKSHOP OFFERED
• VICH DRAFT GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE
• FDA ISSUES FINAL GUIDANCE FOR RX DRUG ADVERTISEMENTS
• COMPARATIVE PHARMACOKINETICS IN DIFFERENT PRODUCTION CLASSES OF CATTLE
• FINAL GUIDANCE PUBLISHED ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES
• GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICES DRAFT GUIDANCE DOCUMENT AVAILABLE
• BSE FEED REGULATION TEAM RECEIVES VICE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
• PLAIN LANGUAGE: THE CVM VFD REGULATION
• FDA APPROVES FIRST TOPICAL DRUG FOR HEARTWORM PREVENTION IN DOGS AND CATS
• CONSENT DECREE ENTERED IN ANIMAL DRUG CGMP CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE
• PROTECTING PETS IN A DISASTER
• UPDATE ON CVM's ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE WORKSHOP
• Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporin Resistance in E. coli Isolates Associated with Bovine Calf Diarrheal Disease
• What is VICH?
• CVM DEVELOPS METHOD TO DETECT FLUOROQUINOLONE RESIDUES IN EGGS
• FDA PUBLISHES FINAL RULE ON MEDICATED FEED MILL LICENSING
• UPDATE ON RIMADYL
• FDA's Regulation of Pet Food
• CVM AND CFSAN JOINTLY SPONSOR FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• CVM SCIENTISTS WIN AWARDS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• NATIONAL PET WEEK 2000
• GOATS AS PETS
• DES INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
• UPDATE ON CVM ACTIVITIES IN ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
• FDA RESPONDS TO CITIZEN PETITION ON BST
• USE OF POULTRY LITTER OR MANURE AS A FERTILIZER FOR CROPLANDS: IMPACT ON ANIMAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
• THE ROLE OF THE OMBUDSMAN IN CVM
• EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
• NATIONWIDE RECALL OF CLINIPAD ANTISEPTIC STERILE PRODUCTS
• PUBLICATION AVAILABLE
• FINAL GUIDANCE ON STABILITY TESTING FOR MEDICATED PREMIXES AVAILABLE
• FIRST DEBARMENT FOR VIOLATION OF VETERINARY DRUG REGULATIONS
• DAIRY OPERATOR SENTENCED
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION: ITS ROLE IN ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE DEVELOPMENT AND POTENTIAL HUMAN HEALTH RISKS
• CVM RESEARCH SCIENTISTS INVESTIGATE A UNIQUE ANIMAL MODEL
• DRAFT FUMONISIN GUIDANCE AND BACKGROUND PAPERS AVAILABLE
• UPDATE ON DIOXINS AND THE FOOD SUPPLY
• ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS AND MARKETED PRODUCTS
• DRAFT PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
• CVM ESTABLISHES NEW EPIDEMIOLOGY DIVISION
• FDA APPROVES FOOD ADDITIVE PETITION FOR SELENIUM YEAST
• FDA TO STRENGTHEN PRE-MARKET REVIEW OF BIOENGINEERED FOODS
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• MESSAGE FROM THE FORMER EDITOR
• FDA HOLDING MEETING ON ESTABLISHING RESISTANCE AND MONITORING THRESHOLDS
• REVISED FEEDS PROGRAM ISSUED
• ACCOUNTABILITY BY WAY OF: "THE GOLD STANDARD" -- AAALAC
• SHEEP RECLASSIFIED AS MINOR SPECIES FOR ALL DATA COLLECTION PURPOSES
• COMPANION ANIMAL ANALGESICS: ASSESSMENT OF PAIN
• WORKING TO PROMOTE JUDICIOUS USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS
• Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Campylobacter from Chickens and Human Health Impact; A Quantitative Risk Assessment using FoodNet and other sources of Data
• CVM CO-SPONSORS SYMPOSIUM
• FINAL VICH GUIDANCE ON IMPURITIES AVAILABLE
• NEW TEAMS FORMED IN ONADE
• TAMPERING CONVICTION
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• Pet Treats Can Make You Ill

• NATIONAL PET WEEK 2001
• ELDERLY DOGS DESERVE SPECIAL ATTENTION
• OFFICE OF RESEARCH 2000 HIGHLIGHTS
• CVM’s LEVERAGING ACTIVITIES
• FDA’S PHARMACEUTICAL GMP PROGRAMS ASSESSED BY EU
• CVM SCIENTISTS WIN AWARDS
• FDA/CVM 1999 ADVERSE DRUG EVENT REPORTS – A DESCRIPTIVE OVERVIEW
• IRRADIATION OF ANIMAL FEED
• PUBLICATIONS
• PROCEDURAL CHANGES TO THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF DRUG ESTABLISHMENTS
• RUMINANT FEED (BSE) ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• RISK ASSESSMENT ADVISOR COMES TO CVM
• FDA SPONSORS NARMS SCIENTIFIC MEETING
• ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN SALMONELLA ISOLATES FROM EXOTIC ANIMALS, NARMS 1997-1999
• COMPLIANCE POLICY GUIDE IN EFFECT FOR THE EXTRA-LABEL USE OF MEDICATED FEEDS IN MINOR SPECIES
• FDA APPROVES FIRST INJECTABLE HEARTWORM DRUG FOR DOGS
• COMPANION ANIMAL ANESTHETIC APPROVALS
• PET FOOD: THE LOWDOWN ON LABELS
• APPROVAL WITHDRAWN FOR ABBOTT LABORATORIES' POULTRY FLUOROQUINOLONE DRUGS
• PATHOGEN LOAD REPORT AVAILABLE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• FEEDS COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
• CVM
• DR. TOLLEFSON PROMOTED TO REAR ADMIRAL
• UPDATE ON LIVESTOCK CLONING
• CVM SCIENTIST CELEBRATES 50 YEARS AT FDA
• CVM AQUACULTURE TEAM TOURS CATFISH FARMS
• RUMINANT FEED (BSE) ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
• ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERNS FOR SALMONELLA ISOLATES OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NARMS 1999
• TAKING THE BITE OUT OF FLEAS AND TICKS
• FDA APPROVES FIRST DRUG TO TREAT EPM
• STRICT PRISON SENTENCE GIVEN TO OWNER OF ILLEGAL DAIRY OPERATION
• FDA SEEKING COMMENTS ON IMPORT TOLERANCES
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• CONSENT DECREE SIGNED IN TISSUE RESIDUE CASE AGAINST CALIFORNIA DAIRIES
• CHARACTERIZATION OF CHLORAMPHENICOL RESISTANCE IN ESCHERICHIA COLI ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHEA IN NEONATAL SWINE
• IDENTIFICATION AND EXPRESSION OF CEPHAMYCINASE BLA CMY GENES IN ESCHERICHIA COLI AND SALMONELLA ISOLATED FROM FOOD ANIMALS AND GROUND MEATS
• ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7 MARR: GENETIC ANALYSIS OF ITS ROLE IN GROWTH IN THE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF ANTIBIOTICS
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• RUMINANT FEED (BSE) ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
• U.S. VETERINARIANS AID ENGLAND IN FMD OUTBREAK
• PUBLICATION AVAILABLE
• CVM SUPPORTS RESCUE EFFORTS
• FDA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• TAKING OUR MESSAGE ON THE ROAD: THE CVM EXHIBIT PROGRAM
• AG-TERRORISM WORKING GROUP
• OFFICE OF RESEARCH OFFERS WORKSHOP
• CVM HOSTS FIELD COMMITTEE
• PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT INTERN PROGRAM AT CVM
• FDA HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING ON RUMINANT FEED (BSE) RULES
• BSE INSPECTION CHECKLIST AVAILABLE ON THE CVM HOME PAGE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• 2002 FDA SCIENCE FORUM
• FINAL GUIDANCE AVAILABLE ON FUMONISIN LEVELS IN HUMAN FOOD AND ANIMAL FEEDS
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• FDA VETERINARIAN

• STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON:
• VMAC MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 2002
• NRSP-7 Holds Semi-Annual Committee Meeting
• SURVEYING FEED COMMODITIES FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
• COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED FOR IMPORT TOLERANCES ANPRM
• NEW CVM OFFICIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
• USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN HATCHERIES: A FIELD ASSIGNMENT
• CVM SCIENTISTS ATTEND CONFERENCE ON TRANSGENIC ANIMALS
• DRAFT GUIDANCE ON PHARMACOVIGILANCE OF VETERINARY MEDICAL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT
• CVM ESTABLISHES NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT STAFF
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW DOSAGE FORM DRUG APPROVED FOR HORSES
• FDA INVESTIGATOR ATTENDS MILK SEMINAR
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• FDA VETERINARIAN

• LESTER M. CRAWFORD, JR. NAMED FDA DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
• DR. CLIFFORD I. JOHNSON SELECTED AS DIRECTOR OF CVM'S OS&C
• VMAC SEEKS NOMINATIONS
• PET FOOD, BSE, DISCUSSED AT AAFCO MID-YEAR MEETING
• CVM'S OFFICE OF RESEARCH 2001 HIGHLIGHTS
• CVM HOME PAGE INCREASES IN POPULARITY
• DRAFT GUIDANCE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT
• PUBLICATIONS
• UPDATE ON FY 2001 ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• STAFF COLLEGE DIRECTOR HIRED
• FDA TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSAL TO WITHDRAW POULTRY ENROFLOXACIN APPROVAL
• EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
• FDA AMENDS RULES ON ADE RECORDS AND REPORTS
• FDA PROHIBITS NITROFURAN DRUG USE
• SOZINHO DAIRIES PAY $140,000 TO SETTLE CONTEMPT COMPLAINT
• IN MEMORIAM
• NEW DIRECTOR FOR OMAC
• FDA OFFERS WORKSHOP ON SWINE MYCOPLASMAL PNEUMONIA
• DRAFT GUIDANCE ON PHARMACOVIGILANCE AVAILABLE
• ILLEGAL COMPOUNDING OF CLENBUTEROL
• NATIONAL PET WEEK
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• NATIONAL PET WEEK 2002
• PROTECTING PETS FROM MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES
• The West Nile Threat
• Heartworm-A Growing Threat?
• Mosquito Control
• UPDATE ON ANIMAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
• CVM Authority
• FOOD
• DRUG
• FOOD ADDITIVE
• GRAS SUBSTANCE
• AAFCO INGREDIENT DEFINITION
• DSHEA: Does Not Apply to Animal Supplements
• Why is CVM concerned about some dietary supplements marketed for animals?
• How can companies legally market animal dietary supplement products?
• CONTAMINATED ANIMAL FEED SUPPLEMENTS RECALLED
• PENTOBARBITAL IN DOG FOOD
• FDA CONTINUES WORK TO HELP PREVENT MAD COW DISEASE
• RUMINANT FEED (BSE) ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
• RENDERERS
• FDA LICENSED FEED MILLS
• FEED MILLS NOT LICENSED BY FDA
• OTHER FIRMS INSPECTED
• TOTALS (as of March 11, 2002)
• RE-INSPECTIONS
• DATABASE CHANGE
• A NEW LOOK!
• COUNTER-TERRORISM TRACKING SYSTEM LAUNCHED
• FROM FDA'S OFFICE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• CONSENT DECREE IN TISSUE RESIDUE CASE
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUBCUTANEOUS
• INTRANASAL
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ORAL
• MEDICATED FEED
• SUBCUTANEOUS
• MEDICATED FEED
• ORAL
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• TOPICAL
• ORAL
• INTRAMUSCULAR
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• INTRAVENOUS
• SUBCUTANEOUS

• CVM TO COSPONSOR PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM ON LIVESTOCK CLONING
• FDA INCREASES SAMPLING OF IMPORTED SHRIMP AND CRAYFISH (CRAWFISH)
• CATHY BECK JOINS SENIOR TEAM
• CVM ISSUES GUIDANCE ON USE OF CLOVE OIL AND EUGENOL FOR FISH
• NATIONWIDE RECALL OF MIRACLE LEG PAINT
• FDA LEVERAGING INITIATIVE IN LINE WITH PRESIDENT'S MANAGEMENT AGENDA
• PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE
• NEW VERSION OF BSE INSPECTION CHECKLIST RELEASED
• INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION FOR FOREIGN ANIMAL DRUG ESTABLISHMENTS
• CVM SCIENTISTS WIN AWARDS
• GUIDANCES AVAILABLE ON FELINE AND POULTRY ANTHELMINTIC EFFECTIVENESS
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• HUMANS AS A RESERVOIR OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES FOR ANIMALS: EVIDENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE EXCHANGE BETWEEN HUMAN AND ANIMAL ENTEROCOCCI
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• FDA RECEIVES NAS/NRC REPORT ON ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
• FDA UNVEILS NEW INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE PHARMACEUTICAL GMP'S
• REORGANIZATION WITHIN THE OFFICE OF NEW ANIMAL DRUG EVALUATION
• CVM STAFF COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE
• AAFCO ANNUAL MEETING
• PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE
• THE SPREAD OF BSE IN SWITZERLAND-EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ONGOING ERADICATION OF A CHALLENGING DISEASE
• TREATING MINOR SPECIES: A MAJOR ANIMAL HEALTH CONCERN
• FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT
• CVM WORKING WITH OECD ON REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOENGINEERED FOODS AND FEEDS
• THE USE OF STEROID HORMONES FOR GROWTH PROMOTION IN FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS
• NEW CVM INTERNET SITE PROVIDES EA DOCUMENTS
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• DRAFT VICH GUIDANCES AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT
• FDA PROPOSES NEW INDUSTRY DRAFT GUIDANCE FOR EVALUATING THE SAFETY OF ANTIMICROBIAL NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
• ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL ABBREVIATED NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• DR. VAUGHN SELECTED AS ONADE DIRECTOR
• CVM JOINS PEW INITIATIVE FOR PUBLIC MEETING ON CLONING
• VETERINARIANS MAY NOT PRESCRIBE THALIDOMIDE
• REMINDER - EXTRA-LABEL USE OF FLUOROQUINOLONES PROHIBITED
• FDA LEVERAGING INITIATIVE IN LINE WITH PRESIDENT'S MANAGEMENT AGENDA: PART II - LEVERAGING ACTIVITIES IN CVM
• CVM ATTENDS WORLD DAIRY EXPO AND AVMA CONVENTION
• DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARDIZATION SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING METHOD FOR CAMPYLOBACTER
• REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
• INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
• U.K. SCIENTIST VISITS OR
• CVM STUDENT INTERN SUMMER PROGRAM
• CVM COMINGS AND GOINGS
• UPDATED INFORMATION ON RUMINANT FEED REGULATIONS
• ANIMAL FEED USE OF MATERIAL FROM CERTAIN FREE RANGE DEER AND ELK
• DRAFT GUIDANCE ON ADMINISTRATIVE NADA PROCESS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT
• SUPPLEMENTAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPROVALS

• Cloning: Revolution or Evolution in Animal Production?
• Office of Management (OM) Reorganizes
• CVM Conducts Retail Meat Pilot Study
• FDA Commissioner Visits CVM’s Office of Research
• International Activities
• Regulatory Activities
• FDA Strategic Plan Announced
• Environmental Warning Added to Animal Euthanasia Products
• Comings and Goings
• CVM’s Bioengineered Feed Regulatory Program
• Ruminant Feed (BSE) Enforcement Activities
• New Animal Drug Approvals
• Supplemental New Animal Drug Approvals
• Abbreviated New Animal Drug Approvals
• Supplemental Abbreviated New Animal Drug Approvals

• Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction Filed Against X-Cel Feeds, Inc. Based on Violations of 1997 Animal Feed Rule
• FDA Presents Award to State of Iowa
• CPG Available on Compounding of Drugs
• Reminder to Scientists Involved in Research with Genetically Engineered Animals
• CVM Ombudsman Annual Report 2002
• 2002 Animal Drug Approvals
• CVM Proposes Rules for Liquid Medicated Feed
• International Activities: CVM Receives HHS Award for NARMS Expansion in Mexico
• Draft Guidance Released on Dispute Resolution Procedures
• FDA Approves First Injectable Solution for Sterilization in Dogs
• Feed Grade Biuret
• CVM’ers Collaborate on New Books
• Draft Guidance on Use of Material From Deer and Elk in Animal Feed; CVM Updates on Deer and Elk Withdrawn
• Report Issued by Office of Research
• FARAD – Resource for Residue Problem Avoidance
• Consent Decree Against California Dairy
• Pew Initiative Releases Proceedings
• Comings and Goings
• CLA Petition – Correction
• Regulatory Activities
• Extralabel Drug Use – Clarification
• Ask CVM
• Award for Counter/Bioterrorism Preparedness
• New Animal Drug Approvals
• Supplemental New Animal Drug Approvals
• Abbreviated New Animal Drug Approvals

• New CDC Web Site for Animal/Human Health Risks
• FDA/CVM Final Rule Streamlines Adverse Event Reporting
• CVM Launches Spanish-Language Page
• How FDA Regulates Veterinary Devices
• CVM Scientists Win Awards
• Poster Awards
• International Activities
• Think Twice Before Using Gentamicin
• Regulatory Activities
• Leveraging Examples in CVM – Part V: Interagency Agreements
• Ask CVM
• CVM Comings and Goings
• New Animal Drug Approvals
• Supplemental New Animal Drug Approvals
• Abbreviated New Animal Drug Approvals

• BSE Cow in U.S. Triggers FDA, USDA Cooperative Response, New Rules Announced by Jon F. Scheid, Editor
• President's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Would Increase BSE Funding $8 Million The President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2005, released February 2, would boost spending to prevent Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy by $8,325,000 to support new Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture safeguards against BSE.
• BSE and the Safety of Pets The same safeguards in place to pro-tect the U.S. food supply from the agent that causes Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) are also protecting pet foods.
• International Activities
• New Editor The Center for Veterinary Medicine has named Jon Scheid as editor of FDA Veterinarian , replacing Karen Kandra, who retired from government service on January 2, 2004 .
• Regulatory Activities by Linda A. Grassie, Director, Communications Staff
• FDA Veterinarian Index Available A topical index for the 2003 FDA Vet- erinarian is now available on the CVM Internet Home Page ( http://www.fda. gov/cvm/index/fdavet/fdavettoc.html ). Readers who wish to obtain a paper copy of the Index may call or write the FDA Veterinarian .
• Ask CVM The CVM Home Page receives quite a bit of mail. The questions and answers featured here are composites of multiple questions the Home Page has received on the same topic. If you would like to send a question to the CVM Home Page, please visit www.fda.gov/cvm and select “contact CVM,” or write us directly at CVMHomeP@cvm.fda.gov .
• FDA Releases Jan. 23 Figures on Compliance With BSE Rule As of January 23, 2004, the Food and Drug Administration had received more than 26,000 reports of inspections conducted under the BSE feed rule, first implemented in 1997, according to information the Center for Veterinary Medicine released in early February.
• Comings and Goings New Hires
• Food Additive Regulations Amended – Formaldehyde In the November 21, 2003, Federal Register , the FDA announced that the Agency is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of formaldehyde to improve the handling characteristics of canola and soybean oilseeds and/or meals in feed for beef and dairy cattle, and to provide a description of the food additive. This action is in response to a food additive petition filed by Rumentek Industries Pty Ltd.
• Supplemental New Animal Drug Approvals Company
• Abbreviated New Animal Drug Approvals Company
• Supplemental Abbreviated New Animal Drug Approvals Company