Laboratory Information:
Center for Veterinary Medicine
7519 Standish Place, HFV-12
Rockville, MD 20855
Phone: 240-276-9300
Website: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/business/ucm119486.htm
Agency/Department: Dept. of Health and Human Services
Region: Mid-Atlantic
FLC Laboratory Representative:
No Lab Representative at this time.
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
regulates the manufacture and distribution of food additives and drugs
that will be given to animals. These include animals from which human foods are derived, as well as
food
additives and drugs for pet (or companion) animals. CVM is responsible for regulating drugs, devices,
and food
additives given to, or used on, over one hundred million companion animals, plus millions of poultry,
cattle, swine,
and minor animal species. (Minor animal species include animals other than cattle, swine, chickens,
turkeys,
horses, dogs, and cats.)
Mission of the Laboratory:
The Center for Veterinary Medicine is a
consumer protection organization. We foster public and animal health by
approving safe and effective products for animals and by enforcing other applicable provisions of the
Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and other authorities.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Patents and Licensing
- Technical Assistance
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Foodborne pathogen detection in animal feed and the environment
- Microbiological quality of feed/feedstuffs before and after processing
- Screening tests for drug residues in animal derived foods
- Veterinary drugs and food additives in domestic animals
