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SafetyCall International, LLC
3600 American Boulevard W, Suite 725
Bloomington, MN 55431
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Animal Health products that SafetyCall supports include both veterinary pharmaceutical products regulated by the FDA as well as products used to control ectoparasites on companion animals (premise sprays, ointments, powders, spot-ons, etc.) that fall under EPA guidelines. Also included in the animal health industry are animal nutritional supplements, pet food, pet treats, etc.

SafetyCall International is proud to be a preferred supplier of the National Animal Supplement Council. As a preferred supplier, we have been pre-qualified by NASC to provide services to primary suppliers.

 

ANIMAL HEALTH
  • Animal Health Drugs, Food Additives and Devices
  • Animal Health Vaccines and Biologics
  • Animal Health Non-Systemic Pesticides
Animal Health Drugs, Food Additives and Devices
Regulatory Agencies and Applicable Federal Laws
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
US Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDACVM)
Highlights — Rules & Regulations
Your Industry Obligations
  • FIFRA Section 6(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires pesticide product registrants to submit adverse effects information about their products to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  • PCPA Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations (SOR/2006-260) requires mandatory reporting of pesticide-related incidents to the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).
  • Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 CFR 514.80(b): The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) regulates the manufacture and distribution of food additives and drugs that will be given to animals. These include animals from which human foods are derived, as well as food additives and drugs for pet (or companion) animals. CVM is responsible for regulating drugs, devices, and food additives given to, or used on, companion animals and livestock. Under section 21 CFR 514.80(b) of the FDA’s regulations, applicants of approved new animal drug applications (NADAs) and approved abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs) are required to report adverse drugs events and product and manufacturing defects within 3, 15 or 365 days depending on the adverse event.

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  • Causality is not a prerequisite for tracking and reporting adverse events associated with the use of pesticides registered with either the EPA or PMRA.  Even if a registrant does not believe there is sufficient scientific evidence to support an assertion that an alleged adverse event may have been caused by a pesticide, the registrant is still mandated to report such incidents to the EPA or PMRA.
Animal Health Vaccines and Biologics
Highlights – Rules & Regulations
  • Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (VSTA), 21 USC 151-159: APHIS regulates veterinary biologics (vaccines, bacterins, antisera, diagnostic kits, and other products of biological origin) to ensure that the veterinary biologics available for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of animal diseases are pure, safe, potent, and effective. Under VSTA, Veterinary biologics for commercial use must be produced at a USDA-approved establishment, and be demonstrated to be pure, safe, potent, and efficacious.
Animal Health Non-Systemic Pesticides
Highlights – Rules & Regulations
  • Section 6(a)2: of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires pesticide product registrants to submit adverse effects information about their products to the EPA.
  • Causality is not a prerequisite for tracking and reporting adverse events associated with the use of pesticides registered with either the EPA or PMRA.  Even if a registrant does not believe there is sufficient scientific evidence to support an assertion that an alleged adverse event may have been caused by a pesticide, the registrant is still mandated to report such incidents to the EPA or PMRA.
  • Section 3(c)(7): of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes the conditional registration of pesticides. Conditional registrations are intended to allow market entry for a product in the absence of certain data where the Agency can make appropriate findings. Those findings include a determination that granting the application will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment and on the condition that the missing data will be provided in a timely manner.

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