FDA issues guidance to help animal drug manufacturers meet antimicrobial sales data reporting requirements

Washington, DC - Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is releasing Guidance for Industry #252, “Antimicrobial Animal Drug Sales and Distribution Reporting Small Entity Compliance Guide.” The guidance follows publication of the May 2016 Antimicrobial Animal Drug Sales and Distribution final rule, which, among other things, revised the annual reporting requirements for drug sponsors of all antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals in order to obtain estimates of sales broken out by major food-producing species (i.e., cattle, swine, chickens, turkeys).

FTC and Partners Kick off Military Consumer Month 2018

Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission and its federal, state and local partners announced that its month-long recognition of military consumers, Military Consumer Month, kicks off on July 1. This year, the agency and its partners will focus on the fight against imposter scams.

Rural Herder-Farmer Violence in Nigeria

Washington, DC - The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of civilians and destruction of property in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region over the weekend.

Sexual Exploitation of a minor arrest

Yuma, Arizona - On Thursday, June 21, 2018, 36 year old Daniel Rico was arrested and booked for allegedly having sexual contact with a juvenile female whom is known to him.  The victim was under the age of 15 at the time of the alleged incident which, occurred from 2013 to 2016. 

Croatia National Day

Washington, DC - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "On behalf of the President and all American people, I send best wishes and congratulations on your Statehood Day. We value Croatia as our NATO Ally and partner and admire your many achievements since independence.