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2 FDA Veterinarian 1 (1987)

handle is hein.animal/fdavt0002 and id is 1 raw text is: 2 0. 7FDA VETER[NARJAN 'GUEST NAMED DIRECTOR FOR CVM. FDA Commissioner Frank E. Young, M.D., announced the appointment of Gerald B. Guest, DVM, to the position of director for the Center for Vet- erinary Medicine, effective October 12, 1986. Dr. Guest received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Georgia School of Veter- inary Medicine in 1960. After a short time in private practice, he served in the U.S. Air Force, followed by three years as a field veterinarian with USDA and four years at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. He joined the Bureau of Vet- erinary Medicine in 1970, serving in several positions before being named acting director of CVM on January 1, 1986. I will continue efforts to strengthen our relationship with the consumer, the drug indus- try, the livestock industry, and the veterinary profession. The FDA Veterinarian interviewed Dr. Guest concerning his appoint- ment: FDA Vet: Dr. Guest, first we'd like to congratulate you. Then, of course, we'd like to know what your immedi- ate plans and priorities are for the Center. Dr. Guest: Thank you. I am very happy with this appointment. It is, I believe, the capstone of my veteri- nary medical career. As to my imme- diate plans, an early priority will be to fill some position vacancies that exist today. A number of individuals have been in acting positions for some time. I plan to fill these positions where possible. I would like to get the management team in place as quickly as I can. There is much to be done. FDA Vet: Are there any important issues or problems now facing the Center that you would care to dis- cuss? Dr. Guest: Clearly, my primary goals are in the continuing improve- ment of our effectiveness in the food safety areas. The consumer deserves our very best efforts to assure that products are free of harmful residues. Among my highest priorities are the Center's activities to increase the number of adequate analytical meth- ods available for testing for drug resi- dues in food. We must also continue our efforts to assure the proper, safe, and effec- tive use of animal drugs, once they are in the marketplace. FDA Vet: How will these issues- analytical methods and proper drug use-be addressed? Dr. Guest: We have identified those products which need additional work on analytical methods. We, in con- junction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will address these needs through developmental research, both in the government and through contracts with outside laboratories. We will also require, where appro- priate, that drug sponsors be a part of this work. The proper use of veterinary drugs is an area where industry, the vet- erinary medical profession, the live- stock and poultry producer, and gov- ernment (both State and Federal) can help. I want to bring all these forces to bear on the issue. I believe that through education, good quality con- trol at the producer level, and with strong government participation, we can continue to assure safety to man and to animals. FDA Vet: I'm sure our readers would like to know what you see for the future of CVM-your long-range goals, any changes you would like to institute, perhaps your vision of CVM for the 1990's. Dr. Guest: I hope for a greater un- derstanding and appreciation of the role of.CVM in consumer protection. I will continue efforts to strengthen our relationship with the consumer, the drug industry, the livestock in- dustry, and the veterinary profession. I believe that our goals are all the same and that using good science as a base, we can all attain these goals. I think that the future will see tre- mendous change in the technology of animal drug and livestock production. Medical science in the veterinary field, both companion animals and food animals, will continue at the (See DIRECTOR, page 3) In This Issue: Dimetridazole to be Withdrawn.... 2 Health Claims Removed............. 3 Environmental Assessment at FDA.................. 5 How Animal Drugs are Approved. 8 FDA Issues Report on Emerging Developments in Veterinary Biotechnology.............. 9 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE January/February 1987 Vol. II, No. I

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