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GFI 209 presents the FDA’s recent thinking on the topic and lays out FDA strategy and recommendations.
GFI 209 – Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Drugs
Compliance with the updated veterinary feed directive (VFD) rule is expected to continually improve as stakeholders become more educated with the process, according to David Edwards, PhD, director of animal feeds, Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA.
After years of planning, FDA said it has completed implementation of what it calls Guidance for Industry #213 — a process that requires antimicrobials with importance in human medicine to be used under veterinary oversight when added to the feed or drinking water of...
FDA has released a 7-minute video detailing the updated veterinary feed directive (VFD) rule effective January 1, 2017.
Dan McChesney, PhD, director of surveillance and compliance for FDA’s Center of Veterinary Medicine, recently visited with Poultry Health Today to talk about the new VFD regulations and their impact on poultry veterinarians, feed mills and producers.
