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Egg study grades layer industry
TAKE NOTICE Egg study grades layer industry The USDA National Animal Health Monitoring System released data …
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FDA amends rules on adverse drug experience records
Posted on April 15, 2002 The Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine is amending the requirements for records, reports of…
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DEA aims to stave off illegal buprenorphine use
Posted on May 1, 2002 The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to increase regulatory controls on buprenorphine, a long-acting analgesic…
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President Signs Animal Drug User Fee Act
On Nov. 18, President Bush signed the Animal Drug User Fee Act, helping to dramatically reduce the review time for new animal drugs.
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AVMA continues support for MUMS, other legislative priorities
The AVMA has directed the Governmental Relations Division in Washington, D.C., to continue pressing for passage of several bills pending in Congress
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Approved animal drugs to increase under new law
President Bush signed into law Aug. 2 legislation that will increase the number of approved animal drugs
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AVMAPAC hosts fundraiser for Senate candidate
The AVMA Political Action Committee hosted a fundraiser Nov. 30, 2005, for AVMA member Dr. Ford Bell, a candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat in…
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AVMA adds to the 110th Congress legislative agenda
The Executive Board acted on the Legislative Advisory Committee's recommendations pertaining to 21 pieces of federal legislation.
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AVMA leaders seek support for workforce expansion legislation
The AVMA Executive Board and House Advisory Committee were in Washington, D.C., this April, encouraging members of Congress to support the Veterinary…
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USDA to restructure accreditation program, require renewal
Veterinarians who want to keep their government accreditation will need to apply under one of two newly created accreditation
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Lawmakers want permanent veterinary officer in DHS
Congress is considering reinstating the chief veterinary officer position at the Department of Homeland Security.
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Congressmen call veterinarians to action
Four members of the House of Representatives spoke at the AVMA Political Action Committee Congressional Club Luncheon Aug. 1 in Atlanta.
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Veterinary investment act clears the House
Bipartisan legislation addressing the nation's veterinary needs passed the House of Representatives Sept. 15.
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FDA considering approval of genetically engineered salmon
Some veterinarians & consumer advocates want more data before genetically engineered salmon are sold in the U.S
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AVMA sees measured success in 111th Congress
Legislators introduced and approved a host of veterinary-related legislation and called AVMA representatives to Capitol Hill to offer expert…
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Audit outlines Horse Protection Program deficiencies
Current practices by the Department of Agriculture to ensure the humane treatment of horses exhibited at shows or being transported to slaughterhouses…
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Tactics analyzed in fighting remaining brucellosis infections
Lingering cases connected with wildlife exposure
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Veterinarians exempt from Red Flags Rule
Legislation removes federal requirement for practices to create programs to prevent identity theft
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FDA given more authority over recalls, records, imports
A law passed in early January gives federal regulators more authority over food production, including the ability to force recalls of foods that risk…
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Senate's lone veterinarian to retire
Dr. John Ensign, the two-term Republican senator from Nevada, will not run for re-election in 2012.
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Veterinary public health, tax elimination bills back before Congress
Congress has once again taken up legislation intended to increase the number of veterinarians trained in public health.
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House bill cuts agriculture spending for FY 2012
House Republicans narrowly passed a funding bill June 16 allocating $125.5 billion for agriculture programs in FY 2012.
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Workforce shortages, drug availability among AVMA legislative priorities
The AVMA's legislative agenda for the 112th Congress has expanded to include initiatives ranging from the availability of antimicrobials
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APHIS proposes new framework for tracing food animals
Federal agriculture authorities want to require identification and veterinary inspection for nearly all livestock that cross state lines.
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Congress could intervene over modified salmon
Members of Congress are pushing the Food and Drug Administration in opposite directions over whether the agency should finish investigating an…