The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA has released its report on Transforming Animal Health in the U.S. for the 21st Century. At the request of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, the Foundation convened a panel of experts to conduct an analysis of the U.S. Animal Health and Veterinary Industry. The expert panel held numerous conversations with experts and invited written submissions from stakeholders, identifying gaps and outdated regulatory processes. Food animal producers across ag sectors identified similar gaps in the overall regulatory process that creates an uneven playing field for imported agricultural products. While the report is inherently FDA-centric, the interconnectedness of the animal health ecosystem will require multiple government agencies and Congress to remedy system flaws. The report discusses important and timely issues withing the context of animal health, advocating for measures that will make the U.S. economy more efficient and cost effective in producing food and animal products, through the enhancement of animal health and nutrition. Synthesizing their findings, the expert panel makes recommendations for FDA and other stakeholders, including other Federal agencies.
Lisa Tell, DVM, DACZM, DABVP (Avian), School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, (Chair), is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of CA, Davis. She is board certified in avian and zoological medicine and was a practicing veterinarian (National Zoological Park and UC Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital) from 1991-2006. In 2006, Dr. Tell became the Director for the Western Region of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank and Minor Use/Minor Species Animal Drug (2006-2012) Programs. Her research focuses on veterinary pharmacology, with an emphasis on drug residue depletion and mitigating drug residues in animal derived food products destined for human consumption.
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