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Facilities that meet the definition of a “qualified facility” under the Preventive Controls for Animal Food rule issued under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) are required to submit an attestation form to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by Dec. 16, the agency said this week. In a reminder issued Oct. 10, FDA said qualified facilities are required to comply with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) requirements found in 21 CFR part 507, subpart B (and related requirements in subparts A and F). However, qualified facilities are exempt from the preventive ... Read More

By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President of Feed The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) on Oct. 1 announced the availability of an online training course that focuses specifically on the current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) requirements established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) final rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals. The course is applicable to facilities required to comply with CGMP regulations for animal food, and provides a detailed review and explanation for ... Read More

By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President of Feed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept. 30 launched a food safety dashboard designed to track the impact of the seven foundational rules established under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). For each of the major FSMA rules, FDA has identified measures intended to assist the agency in evaluating how well the rules are being implemented and identifying areas for improvement. FDA states this data will help the agency identify trends in food safety, implement a risk-informed planning and resource allocation framework, and ... Read More

By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President of Feed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept. 19 released an updated version of its Food Defense Plan Builder (FDPB) to assist companies in complying with the requirements of the intentional adulteration (IA) rule established under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA’s IA rule was published on May 27, 2016 and requires domestic and foreign food facilities that are required to register under the Bioterrorism Act to address hazards that may be introduced with the intention to cause wide-scale public health harm. ... Read More

By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President of Feed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept. 23 issued draft guidance for industry (GFI) #263 to outline the agency’s recommended process for voluntarily bringing remaining approved animal drugs containing medically important antimicrobials under the oversight of licensed veterinarians by changing the approved marketing status from over-the-counter (OTC) to prescription (Rx).  FDA’s action is part of the agency’s Five-Year Plan for Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Settings and follows the agency’s ... Read More

By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President of Feed  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sponsoring a series of four exercises for the top 14 swine-producing states to advance their capacity to effectively respond to and mitigate an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) virus, should it ever occur in the United States. The series of functional exercises and drills will be conducted on Sept. 23-26 in the following states: Illinois Nebraska Indiana North Carolina Iowa Ohio Kansas ... Read More

By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine on Aug. 29 published a summary assessment of the agency’s inspection activities conducted from Oct. 1, 2015 through Sept. 30, 2018 related to its Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) regulations, which are intended to provide for the judicious use of antimicrobial drugs in food-animal production practices. The assessment provides results of inspections carried out by FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs and participating state feed regulatory programs, and ... Read More

By Sarah Gonzalez, Director of Communications and Digital Media The United States, Canada and Mexico have formed the foundation for a new North American-specific strategy on African Swine Fever (ASF), announced the chief veterinary officers for the three nations following the 18th North American Animal Health Committee Meeting. “Recent events demonstrate that ASF is an international disease that knows no borders and can move rapidly from one country to the next,” said U.S. Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) Dr. Burke Healey, Canada’s CVO Dr. Jaspinder Komal, and Mexico’s CVO Dr. Juan Gay ... Read More