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Considerations by FDA Prior to Policy Establishment on Nutrient Levels and Sources¹

Bureau of Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20857

Abstract

There has been considerable debate on the proper role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the regulation of nutrients for man and animals. Whereas most public attention has been directed towards humans, we recognize that similar concerns might exist for animals. We are unaware of the nature of these concerns, however, since there has been no public discussion of our position on the use of nutrient additives in animal diets. Therefore, the objectives of this paper are to explain our legislatively-mandated responsibilities in this area, to present the basic elements of our current position and to oudine our present regulatory role. Also, a brief history of our involvement with nutrient additives for animals will be presented.

For simplification purposes, we have grouped the various feed products into medicated and non-medicated products. The former category can be further divided into drug premixes, intermediate medicated premixes and complete medicated feeds; the latter category can be divided into nutrient premixed, intermediate nutrient premixes and complete non-medicated feeds.

¹ Presented by Dr. Van Houweling at the 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, July 27, 1977 as part of a Symposium on Establishing Nutrient (Minerals and Vitamins) Guidelines for Animal Diets. The Symposium was sponsored by the Regulatory Agencies Committee, ASAS, with financial assistance under Contract No. 221-77-0117 from the Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.