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FDA's Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Final Rule - What Food Producers and Veterinarians need to know
- To discuss the changes of OTC feed additives to VFD status
- To review documentation for veterinarians
- To review documentations for producers
- To review documentation for vendors and feed mills
- Exempt drugs that are still allowed for OTC use
- Importance of judicious use of antimicrobials, and the VCPR
- Expiration dates of VFD
Overview of the webinar
This webinar will discuss the current regulations on veterinary feed directives (VFD) for food animals and reviews the concerns of antimicrobial resistance and the implementation of the FDA policy framework for the judicious use of medically important antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals. Guidance documents 209 and 213, as well as the effective date of the removal of OTC feed additives to the VFD requirement, will be explained. Participants will also get to learn the documentation requirements for veterinarians, (client animal Producers), feed mill and vendor distributors. This change is documented in the Code of Federal Register under 21 CFR part 558. Attendees will also learn
- To discuss the strategies behind the changes of feed additives from OTC to VFD
- Requirements for documentation of use of all antibiotics written by veterinarians
- To teach producers what is required for documentation of antibiotic use
- Drugs that are still legal to use that are OTC use
- To review importance of judicious use of antimicrobials
- Injectable antibiotics that are still available for OTC use
Who should attend?
- Cattle and Dairy Producers
- Veterinarians
- Feed Mill Vendors
Why should you attend?
Significant changes to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) regulation are just ahead. With fewer than 3 months until the final rule becomes effective, now is the time for producers, feed mills and veterinarians to ensure that they are armed with the knowledge necessary to effectively implement VFDs. Attend this training to understand the transition and to better understand the guidelines put forward by FDA.
Faculty - Ms.Dr. Sue Hudson Duran
Dr. Sue Hudson Duran is a professor at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine and Adjunct Clinical Professor, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn, Alabama. She has experience as a GMP pharmacist in pharmaceuticals, biologicals, nutraceuticals, and food. She is an active member of the Auburn Food Systems Institute. She has been the safety officer at the College of Veterinary Medicine since 2000, serving to educate medical professionals in the safe handling of drugs. In addition, she has worked on the development of several infectious disease safety protocols.
She worked with several other professionals at Auburn to develop an occupational safety program for animal handlers. She was the supervisor of the intravenous admixture department at Johns Hopkins Hospital early in her career and has continued to attend seminars and training certifications in sterile product compounding and hazardous drug safety. Dr. Duran has been on the FDA advisory committee for veterinary medicine and works on the development of several standard operating procedures for pedigree of drugs and safety protocols.