The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting nominations for voting members to serve on the Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee, Center for Veterinary Medicine. Nomination deadline is Oct. 30. The committee reviews and evaluates available data concerning the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational new animal drugs, feeds and devices for use in the treatment and prevention of animal diseases and increased animal production, and makes appropriate recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs regarding scientific issues and regulatory policies. The FDA is requesting nominations from the following veterinary specialties: companion animal medicine, food animal medicine (avian, bovine, porcine and minor species), microbial food safety and risk assessment, biometrics, toxicology, pathology, pharmacology, animal science and epidemiology. Nominations may be emailed to cv@fda.hhs.gov. For more information, call 240-276-9004, email aleta.sindelar@fda.hhs.gov or visit FDA Advisory Committees. <HOME>
