– Jerad Jaborek, Michigan State University Extension
Photo by R. Anson Eaglin, USDA, Public Domain.
By now, you have heard of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine’s (FDA-CVM) change of purchasing medically important over-the-counter antimicrobials for animals to now requiring a veterinary prescription as of June 11, 2023. This is one of many regulatory changes implemented regarding administering antimicrobials to food producing animals over the last decade due to the growing concerns of metaphylactic treatment of food-producing animals and antimicrobial resistance. As part of FDA-CVM’s 2012/2013 release of guidance for industry (GFI) #209, “The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals,” the FDA-CVM aimed to:
- Limit medically important antimicrobial drugs to uses in food-producing animals that are considered necessary for assuring animal health.
- Limit medically important antimicrobial drugs to uses in food-producing animals that include veterinary oversight or consultation.
This led to the . . .
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