The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship (AUS) Program announces the release of the 2023 Veterinary Feed Directive Summary Report.
This report presents an up-to-date illustration of Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) feed manufacturing and distribution in California. The annual VFD Summary Report has been developed to provide a transparent and thorough explanation of the AUS program’s involvement to ensure feed manufacturer / distributor compliance with state and federal VFD order mandates.
2023 Report highlights include:
- Background, including general information, scope of reporting and processes for protecting confidential information
- Data tables reporting VFD information by species, drug, indication type and amounts sold, as well as aggregated, informative visuals
- Animal Health and Food Safety Services and Inspection Services Divisions’ collective, collaborative outreach and education efforts aimed at the public, distributors and veterinarians
- Plans for the AUS program and future VFD collection and compliance
In conjunction with CDFA’s Commercial Feed Regulatory Program under Food and Agricultural Code (FAC) Section 14092.5, AUS collects VFD information on a quarterly basis from both manufacturers and distributors listed on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s VFD Distributor Notification list. The information collected is held confidential in accordance with FAC Section 14407.
Click here to view the 2023 Veterinary Feed Directive Summary Report.