Source:  NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 2/19/21


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new fact sheet introducing the Remote Regulatory Assessments of Animal Food Facilities – Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Pilot Study.

This new VFD pilot is similar to the other FDA Remote Regulatory Assessment (RRA) programs for human food and other FDA-regulated products.

The VFD RRA program is completely voluntary and facilities are not required to participate in the program.

What is a Remote Regulatory Assessment (RRA)?
With COVID-19 impacting nearly every aspect of life over the past year, the FDA has developed a remote regulatory assessment (RRA) program to keep FDA, state and facility personnel safe during the pandemic. They hope the RRA program will be useful in the future for increased efficiency, limiting the time an investigator would need to be on-site during an inspection.

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