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Consumers
	Information about pet food, including how to report a problem with pet food.

Information about pet food
	FDA and Pet Food (video)
	Pet Food and Treats in Your Home (video)
	How to Report a Pet Food Complaint


Animal Food Industry: Animal Feed and Pet Food Manufacturers and Distributors
	Information about animal food ingredients, contaminants, and medicated animal feed; information about importing and exporting animal food.

**Feed Ingredient Approvals**

Product Regulation, which includes information about Food Additive Petitions for Animal Food and the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Notification Program

	Food Additive Petitions
		Generally Recognized as Safe Notifications
	Association of American Feed Control Officials
	Memorandum of Understanding between FDA and AAFCO about Feed Ingredient Listings: MOU 225-07-7001
	Reportable Food Registry
	Mandatory Reporting of Animal Food Problems (video)**Additional Information about Feed Ingredients**

CVM GFI #158 Use of Material from Deer and Elk in Animal Feed
	CVM Guidance for Industry #220 - Use of Nanomaterials in Food for Animals
	CVM Guidance for Industry #221 - Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions
	CVM Guidance for Industry #223 - Small Entity Compliance Guide Declaring Color Additives in Animal Foods
	Guidance for Industry: Frequently Asked Questions About GRAS for Substances Intended for Use in Human or Animal Food
	Vitamin K Substances and Animal Feed
	Environmental Impact Considerations, (including information about the Environmental Impact Considerations for Food Additive Petitions and Investigational Food Additive Files.)
	Color Additives**Contaminants**

Biological, Chemical, and Physical Contaminants in Animal Food
	Center for Veterinary Medicine, Program Policy and Procedures Manual 1240.3415 Analytical Method Development for Feed Contaminants
	Guidance for Industry #98 Dioxin in Anti-Caking Agents in Animal Feed and Feed Ingredients
	Fumonisin Levels in Human Foods and Animal Feeds; Final Guidance (Guidance for Industry #112)
	Guidance for Industry and FDA; Advisory Levels for Deoxynivalenol (DON) in Finished Wheat products for human Consumption and Grains and Grain By-Products used for Animal Feed)
	Compliance Policy Guide 683.100 – Action Levels for Aflatoxins in Animal Feed
	U.S. Measures to Protect Against BSE (video)**Medicated Feed**

Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for Distributors (Who Manufacture VFD Feed)
	Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for Distributors (Who Do Not Manufacture VFD Feed)
	Code of Federal Regulations, Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicated Feeds
	Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicated Feeds Regulation; Equipment Cleanout Procedures
	Guidance for Industry #23 Medicated Free Choice Feeds - Manufacturing Control
	Guidance for Industry #72 GMPs for Medicated Feed Manufacturers Not Required to Register and be Licensed with FDA
	Guidance for Industry #91 (VICH GL8) Stability Testing for Medicated Premixes
	Medicated Feed Rules for Animal Feed Manufacturers (video)
	CVM Clarifies Use of Melengestrol Acetate in Combination with Monensin and Tylosin, and with Monensin Alone, in Animal Feed
	CVM Guidance for Industry #135 Validation of Analytical Procedures for Type C Medicated Feeds
	CVM Guidance for Industry #137 Analytical Methods Description for Type C Medicated Feeds
	CVM Guidance for Industry #13 Evaluation of Effectiveness of New Animal Drugs for Use in Free-Choice Feeds-Medicated Block
	CVM Guidance for Industry #37 Evaluation of Effectiveness of New Animal Drugs for Use in Poultry Feed for Pigmentation
	CVM Guidance for Industry #80 Evaluation the Utility of Anti-Salmonella Chemical Food Additives
	Medicated Feed Labeling for Manufacturers – Getting it Right (video)
	Veterinary Feed Directive for Feed Distributors (video)
	Helping Animal Producers Understand Medicated Feed Labels (video)**Labeling**

Blue Bird Labels (for Type B and C medicated feed)
	Guidance for Industry #181 Blue Bird Medicated Feed Labels
	Guidance for Industry #122 Manufacture and Labeling of Raw Meat Foods for Companion and Captive Noncompanion Carnivores and Omnivores
	Medicated Feed Rules for Animal Feed Manufacturers (video)
	Medicated Feed Labeling for Manufacturers – Getting it Right (video)
	Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Derived from Genetically Engineered Plants**International Trade**

Importing - Animal Food
	Exporting - Animal Food
	Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 3)**Information for Pet Food Manufacturers**

FDA's Regulation of Pet Food
	Information on Marketing a Pet Food Product
	CVM Guidance for Industry #55 Supportive Data for Cat Food Labels Bearing "Reduces Urinary pH Claims: Protocol Development"
	Mandatory Reporting of Animal Food Problems (video)


Animal Producers
	Including information about good animal feeding practices.

Guidance for Industry #203 – Ensuring Safety of Animal Feed Maintained and Fed On-Farm
	Information for Animal Producers about Safe On-Farm Feeding (Video)
	Reporting Problems with Horse or Other Livestock Feed/Food
	Safe Animal Feed (video)
	Veterinary Feed Directive Producer Requirements
	Helping Animal Producers Understand Medicated Feed Labels (video)
	Voluntary Reporting of Animal Food Problems (video)
	FDA Guidance for Industry 69 Small Entities Compliance Guide for Feeders of Ruminant Animals with On-Farm Mixing Operations
	Guidance for Industry 70 Small Entities Compliance guide for Feeding of Ruminant Animals Without On-Farm Feed Mixing Operations
	The Center for Veterinary Medicine Safe Food Facts: Storing, Handling and Using Animal Milk Replacer Products
	Veterinary Feed Directive for Animal Producers (video)


Veterinarians
	VFD for Veterinarians (video)
	Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for Veterinarians
	Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for Veterinarians – For Veterinary Students


State and Federal Regulators
	Compliance Program Guidance Manual: Type A Medicated Articles
	Compliance Program Guidance Manual: Illegal Residues In Meat, Poultry, Seafood, and Other Animal Derived Food
	Compliance Program Guidance Manual:  Comprehensive Animal Food Inspection

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