New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Removal of Obsolete and Redundant Regulations
other · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2016-03-07 · Effective 2016-04-06 · 81 FR 11664
Document
Document number
2016-04945
Federal Register citation
81 FR 11664
CFR reference
21 CFR 558
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2016-03-07
Effective date
2016-04-06
HHS docket
Docket No. FDA-2003-N-0446 (formerly 2003N-0324)
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is removing regulations that required sponsors to submit data regarding the subtherapeutic use of certain antibiotic, nitrofuran, and sulfonamide drugs administered in animal feed as these regulations have been determined to be obsolete. FDA has other strategies for assessing the safety of antimicrobial new animal drugs with regard to their microbiological effects on bacteria of human health concern, and the only remaining animal drug use listed in these regulations is now listed elsewhere in the new animal drug regulations.