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In January 1997, the President announced a budget request
to initiate and expand science based food safety activities
to improve the safety of the nations food supply. Funding
was directed toward an early warning system for foodborne
illness, increasing seafood inspections, and expansion of
food safety research, training, and education with the goal
of reducing the incidence of foodborne illness to the greatest
extent feasible. The intent of the initiative is to take
preventive measures to reduce the risk of illness and especially
focus on those areas where hazards present the greatest
risk. This initiative promotes collaboration between public
and private sectors and interagency coordination to ensure
a safe food supply.
The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is participating
in the President's Food Safety Initiative (FSI) in a number
of ways. Currently, CVM contributes to the Surveillance,
Research and Educational activities of the
Food Safety Initiative (FSI).
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Surveillance -- CVM has
developed and coordinated the National Antimicrobial Resistance
Monitoring System (NARMS) (originally known as the National
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Monitoring Program) a collaboration
between FDA, the United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural
Research Service (USDA),
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
NARMS monitors shifts in susceptibility to 17 antimicrobial
drugs of zoonotic enteric organisms from veterinary and
human sources.
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Research -- CVM is
funding cooperative agreements to study the microbiological
hazards associated with the food animal production environment,
which includes animal feeds.
- Education -- CVM's
FSI educational initiatives focused on prudent and judicious
drug use practices. CVM
has also conducted risk assessments to better quantify uncertainties
for development of scientifically sound priorities and policy.
CVM's Fiscal Year 1999 activities are summarized in the
FSI FY 99 Annual Accomplishments Report
. Our involvement in international, domestic,
intra-agency, and educational programs is detailed in this
report.
FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED
SURVEILLANCE
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Guidance for Industry: Consideration of the Human
Health Impact of the Microbial Effects of Antimicrobial
New Animal Drugs Intended for Use in Food-Producing
Animals (December 1999) | html
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A Proposed Framework For Evaluating And Assuring The
Human Safety Of The Microbial Effects Of Antimicrobial
New Animal Drugs Intended For Use In Food-Producing
Animals
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FDA Response to Comments on A Proposed Framework for
Evaluating and Assuring the Human Food Safety of the
Microbial Effects of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs
Intended for Use in Food-Producing Animals [ pdf
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CVM UPDATES
FDA VETERINARIAN, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
1998
"National Antimicrobial
Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Update"
NARMS WEB SITE
LINKS TO OTHER FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE
(FSI) PAGES
Updated Monday, March 3, 2003 at 8:10 AM ET - mdt
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