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FDA reminds retail establishments of upcoming changes to the use of antibiotics in food animals
Story Date: 6/22/2016
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Source: Dudley W. Hoskins, NATIONAL ASSOC. OF STATE DEPTS. OF AGRICULTURE, 6/21/16
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter reminding retail establishments that sell medically important antimicrobials for use in feed or water for food animals that the marketing status of those products will change from over-the-counter (OTC) to prescription (Rx) or to veterinary feed directive (VFD) at the end of calendar year 2016. Once the changes are in place, distributors of those medically important antimicrobials will need to comply with appropriate requirements for Rx and VFD drugs when dispensing these products. The letter also provides retail establishments with recommendations for addressing current and future inventory of medically important antimicrobials for use in feed or water for food animals.
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