Center for Veterinary Medicine
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Fiscal Year 2011: October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Feed Safety Support Program Grants
The Ruminant Feed Ban Support Program and the cooperative agreements
(grants) to state feed regulatory agencies that were initiated in FY 2006 were
extended for another 5 years, after modification of the program and
re-competition for the grants by interested states. The first 5-year cycle
focused solely on BSE by providing supplemental funding to 12 states to help
them increase their abilities to find and monitor companies that manufacture,
distribute, and transport animal feed or whose operations involve feeding
ruminant animals. That program was very successful. In the second 5-year cycle,
the program has been broadened to help the state feed regulatory programs
address other feed safety issues, in addition to BSE.
The Ruminant Feed Ban/Feed Safety Support Program is supported by the FDA’s
Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA’s Division of Federal-State Relations, and
CVM’s Office of Surveillance and Compliance, to enhance state, territorial, and
tribal animal feed safety infrastructure and BSE prevention programs. Under
these agreements, the state regulatory agencies may use the funds to purchase
equipment, conduct inspections, undertake sample collection and laboratory
analysis, and/or make educational outreach to increase industry compliance with
the ruminant feed ban and other regulations. The 12 states currently enrolled
were awarded up to $250,000 each. These states are Colorado, Florida, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Texas, and
Washington.
Other Compliance Actions
During FY 2011, FDA conducted 112 domestic and 7 foreign animal
drug-related inspections. The agency also conducted 430 medicated feed mill
inspections. In addition, the states conducted 5,517 inspections related to the
BSE feed ban, and FDA conducted 1,519 such inspections. Also during the year,
CVM processed 79 Warning Letters, 11 injunction actions, 2 seizure actions, and
23 untitled letters. (These numbers include the actions reported in the section
of this report entitled, “Avoiding Unsafe Residues in Human Food,” on page 43.)
Friday, April 19, 2013
FDA BSE TSE PRION NEWS FEED AND ANNUAL INSPECTION OF FEED MILLS REPORTS HAS
CEASED TO EXIST
Monday, March 25, 2013
Minnesota Firm Recalls Bone-In Ribeye That May Contain Specified Risk
Materials Recall Release CLASS II RECALL FSIS-RC-024-2013
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the effect of oral exposure dose on
attack rate and incubation period in cattle -- an update 5 December 2012
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics; Reopening
of the Comment Period FDA-2004-N-0188-0051 (TSS SUBMISSION)
FDA believes current regulation protects the public from BSE but reopens
comment period due to new studies
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
GAO-13-244, Mar 18, 2013 Dietary Supplements FDA May Have Opportunities to
Expand Its Use of Reported Health Problems to Oversee Product
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:46 PM
To: gomezj@gao.gov
Cc: siggerudk@gao.gov ; youngc1@gao.gov ; oighotline@gao.gov
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
World Organization for Animal Health Recommends United States' BSE Risk
Status Be Upgraded
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack:
Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Many Faces of Mad Cow Disease Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE and
TSE prion disease
TSS
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