October 11, 2023
Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Deogracias Victor B. Savellano files with Malacanang a position paper asserting that DA’s Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) should have jurisdiction over animal vaccine (veterinary drugs, supplies) regulation. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has jurisdiction over food safety regulation and even registration of veterinary drugs and vaccines. However, evaluation of such veterinary supplies is under the realm of DA-BAI as it has the human resource expertise and laboratories. This policy has become crucial with the escalating pestilence of animal diseases (African swine fever, avian flu) in livestock and poultry—needing expansive vaccination.
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