WASHINGTON — Although America's veterinarians tried to convince the U.S Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration to provide long-term funding for "a critical food-safety resource," the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank is permanently closing, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
F.A.R.A.D., which was used by veterinarians, livestock producers and state and federal regulatory and extension specialists to ensure that drug, environmental and pesticide contaminants do not end up in meat, milk, and eggs, began shutting down on Oct. 1.The program needed an immediate cash infusion to stay open, and, ultimately, long-term funding of $2.5 million per year.
A.V.M.A. relayed it has been leading efforts to fund F.A.R.A.D., which is administered by the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and operates out of North Carolina State University, the University of Florida and the University of California-Davis.
Source: MeatPoultry.com
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