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4 FDA Veterinarian 1 (1989)

handle is hein.animal/fdavt0004 and id is 1 raw text is: -7 0, (l r -U January/February 1989 lt~ Vol. IV, No. I FDA VETEMNARJA ICVM LOOKS AT SAFETY OF NATION'S DAIRY PRODUCTS By Nancy King A s a dietary item needed for the maintenance of good health, milk is an extremely important food, espe- cially for children and as a source of calcium for all age groups. The respon- sibility for insuring the safety of milk and milk products is the concern of many interested groups in the United States, including Federal and State governments, all segments of the dairy industry, and individual communities. Taking a look at the U.S. Public Health Service's efforts to minimize the inci- dence of harmful residues in dairy products, the FDA Veterinarian gathered information on some of these groups' responsibilities for safe and wholesome milk products in the mar- ketplace. For a historical perspective on milk sanitation programs, it is neces- sary to look at the model regulation which was begun to achieve a level of milk sanitation to fight milkborne dis- eases. Pasteudzed Milk Ordinance (PMO) The milk sanitation program of the U.S. Public Health Service is one of PHS's oldest activities, dating back to 1924. Because outbreaks of milkborne diseases had been a major public health problem, PHS developed a model regu- lation to assist the States in beginning and maintaining programs for milk sani- tation. As a result of this achievement, today fluid milk and its products are associated with less than one percent of all reported disease outbreaks. The model regulation is called The Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO). The PMO was developed by the Pub- lic Health Service/FDA with the assistance of milk sanitation and regulatory agencies at every level of Federal, State, and local government, including both health and agriculture departments; all segments of the dairy industry, including producers, plant operators, equipment manufacturers, and associations; many educational and research institutions; and con- sumer groups having milk-related in- terests. The PMO is the basic standard used in the voluntary cooperative State/PHS program for certification of interstate milk shippers, a program in which all 50 States participate. It is incorporated by reference in Federal specifications for procurement of milk and milk products; is used as the sanitary regu- lation of milk and milk products served on interstate carriers; and is recognized by the public health agencies, the milk industry, and many others as a national standard for milk sanitation. Public Health Service/FDA has no legal jurisdiction in the enforcement of milk sanitation standards except on interstate carriers and milk and milk products shipped in interstate com- merce. Elsewhere PHS/FDA serves solely in an advisory and stimulatory capacity. Federal input is designed primarily to assist State and local regulatory agencies to promote the establishment of effective and well- balanced milk sanitation programs in each State, to stimulate the adoption of adequate and uniform State and local milk control legislation, and to encourage the appreciation of uniform enforcement procedures through appropriate legal and educational measures. The PMO provides standards for milk, cottage cheese, dry curd and low- fat cottage cheese, but not products such as ice cream, evaporated milk, and butter. These products are regu- lated by FDA, using its good manufac- turing practices, under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. They are also regu- lated by individual States and some of these products are purchased under the Commodity Credit Corporation. The (Continued, next page) In This Issue: FDA's VMAC Activities ...... 5 AVMA RX Guidelines ........ 7 Swine ID ............... 11 Educational Events ......... 11 Bulk Drug Indictments ....... 13 Special Bulletin-Generic Animal Drug Bill Passed On November 16, 1988, the President signed into law the Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act. Among other things, it extends eligibility for the submission of Abbreviated New Animal Drug Applications (ANADAs) to drug products first approved as New Animal Drug Applications (NADAs) after the 1962 Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The new Act also requires FDA to publish, within 60 days of enact- ment, a list of the official and proprietary name of each new animal drug approved prior to the date of enactment. FDA is in the process of com- piling the list which will be updated every 30 days. The next issue of the FDA Vetednadan will explain more of the details of the bill. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE

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