The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals; Establishing Appropriate Durations of Therapeutic Administration; Request for Comments

Resumen

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, we) is soliciting comments regarding the establishment of appropriately targeted durations of use of antimicrobial drugs of importance to human medicine (i.e., medically important antimicrobial drugs) when they are administered in the feed or water of food-producing animals for therapeutic purposes. This activity is consistent with previous efforts by FDA to protect public health by promoting the judicious use of these drugs in food-producing animals.