Ministry Team Visit Promotes Consistency in Animal Heath Product Standards
Ministry Team Visit Promotes Consistency in Animal Heath Product Standards
A Chinese Ministry of Agriculture team visit to the United States in October was an important step in moving animal health product risk assessment standards closer together and achieving a consistent approach to managing animal health products more conducive to trade.
The team of officials, who conduct risk assessments for animal health products utilized in China, learned how U.S. government oversight and control work and how the U.S. industry manages animal health products in accordance with government regulations.
A visit to the Food and Drug Agency’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine in Maryland demonstrated how the FDA determines tolerance levels for animal health products and the safety of a product prior to its commercial use. FDA staff explained the information required as part of the approval process including the calculations for withdrawal periods, no observable effect level (NOEL) and average daily intake (ADI). In addition, the FDA staff discussed how enforcement procedures are managed in the U.S. for feed products manufactured with animal health products.
A visit to the Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) focused on surveillance procedures for residue violations and general management of animal health product use compliance.
Team members learned that the U.S. industry strives to meet or exceed government standards for management of animal health products. One example they saw was how a detailed explanation of good management practices and proper use of animal health products is stressed to pork producers participating in the National Pork Board’s Pork Quality Assurance Plus program. The group visited a pork production facility, a feed mill and a pork slaughter/fabrication facility to see how industry manages animal health products at each step in the production process.
“This was an important step for the U.S. industry,” said USMEF Director of Export Services, Kevin Smith. “Differences in philosophy on setting standards and managing animal health products have spawned U.S.-Chinese trade challenges in recent history.
Representatives from the U.S. government and all facets of the pork production chain worked hard to create an extremely positive program for this group of very influential officials from China.”
The visit was sponsored by USMEF, the National Pork Board, the National Pork Producers Council, Elanco Animal Health, JBS, Iowa Select Farms and Gold Eagle Coop.
Ministry Team Visit Promotes Consistency in Animal Heath Product Standards
A Chinese Ministry of Agriculture team visit to the United States in October was an important step in moving animal health product risk assessment standards closer together and achieving a consistent approach to managing animal health products more conducive to trade.
The team of officials, who conduct risk assessments for animal health products utilized in China, learned how U.S. government oversight and control work and how the U.S. industry manages animal health products in accordance with government regulations.
A visit to the Food and Drug Agency’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine in Maryland demonstrated how the FDA determines tolerance levels for animal health products and the safety of a product prior to its commercial use. FDA staff explained the information required as part of the approval process including the calculations for withdrawal periods, no observable effect level (NOEL) and average daily intake (ADI). In addition, the FDA staff discussed how enforcement procedures are managed in the U.S. for feed products manufactured with animal health products.
A visit to the Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) focused on surveillance procedures for residue violations and general management of animal health product use compliance.
Team members learned that the U.S. industry strives to meet or exceed government standards for management of animal health products. One example they saw was how a detailed explanation of good management practices and proper use of animal health products is stressed to pork producers participating in the National Pork Board’s Pork Quality Assurance Plus program. The group visited a pork production facility, a feed mill and a pork slaughter/fabrication facility to see how industry manages animal health products at each step in the production process.
“This was an important step for the U.S. industry,” said USMEF Director of Export Services, Kevin Smith. “Differences in philosophy on setting standards and managing animal health products have spawned U.S.-Chinese trade challenges in recent history.
Representatives from the U.S. government and all facets of the pork production chain worked hard to create an extremely positive program for this group of very influential officials from China.”
The visit was sponsored by USMEF, the National Pork Board, the National Pork Producers Council, Elanco Animal Health, JBS, Iowa Select Farms and Gold Eagle Coop.