21 C.F.R. § 558.15   Antibiotic, nitrofuran, and sulfonamide drugs in the feed of animals.


Title 21 - Food and Drugs


Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 558—NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEEDS
Subpart A—General Provisions

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§ 558.15   Antibiotic, nitrofuran, and sulfonamide drugs in the feed of animals.

(a) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs will propose to revoke currently approved subtherapeutic (increased rate of gain, disease prevention. etc.) uses in animal feed of antibiotic and sulfonamide drugs whether granted by approval of new animal drug applications, master files and/or antibiotic or food additive regulations, by no later than April 20, 1975, or the nitrofuran drugs by no later than September 5, 1975, unless data are submitted which resolve conclusively the issues concerning their safety to man and animals and their effectiveness under specific criteria established by the Food and Drug Administration based on the guidelines included in the report of the FDA task force on the use of antibiotics in animal feeds. All persons or firms previously marketing identical, related, or similar products except the nitrofuran drugs not the subject of an approved new animal drug application must submit a new animal drug application by July 19, 1973, or by December 4, 1973, in the case of nitrofuran drugs, if marketing is to continue during the interim. New animal drug entities with antibacterial activity not previously marketed, now pending approval or submitted for approval prior to, on, or following the effective date of this publication, shall satisfy such criteria prior to approval.

(b) Any person interested in developing data which will support retaining approval for such uses of such antibiotic, nitrofuran, and sulfonamide drugs pursuant to section 512(l) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall submit to the Commissioner the following:

(1) By July 19, 1973, records and reports of completed, ongoing, or planned studies, including protocols, on the tetracyclines, streptomycin, dihydrostreptomycin, penicillin, and the sulfonamides; for all other antibiotics by October 17, 1973; and for the nitrofuran drugs by March 4, 1974. The Food and Drug Administration encourages sponsors to consult with the Center for Veterinary Medicine on protocol design and plans for future studies.

(2) By April 20, 1974, data from completed studies on the tetracyclines, streptomycin, dihydrostreptomycin, the sulfonamides, and penicillin assessing the effect of the subtherapeutic use of the drug in feed on the salmonella reservoir in the target animal as compared to that in nonmedicated controls. Failure to complete the salmonella studies for any of these drugs by that time will be grounds for proceeding to immediately withdraw approval.

(3) By April 20, 1975, data satisfying all other specified criteria for safety and effectiveness, including the effect on the salmonella reservoir for any antibiotic or sulfonamide drugs and by September 5, 1975, for the nitrofuran drugs, approved for subtherapeutic use in animal feeds. Drug efficacy data shall be submitted for any feed-use combination product containing such drug and any feed-use single ingredient antibiotic, nitrofuran, or sulfonamide not reviewed by the National Academy of Sciences—National Research Council, Drug Efficacy Study covering drugs marketed between 1938 and 1962.

(4) Progress reports on studies underway every January 1 and July 1 until completion.

(c) Failure on the part of any sponsor to comply with any of the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section for any of the antibacterial drugs included in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, or interim results indicating a health hazard, will be considered as grounds for immediately proceeding to withdraw approval of that drug for use in animal feeds under section 512(l) of the act in the case of failure to submit required records and reports and under section 512(e) where new information shows that such drug is not shown to be safe.

(d) Criteria based upon the guidelines laid down by the task force may be obtained from the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, 7500 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855.

(e) Reports as specified in this section shall be submitted to: Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (HFV–100), 7500 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855.

(f) Following the completion of the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section and the studies provided for therein:

(1) Those antibiotic, nitrofuran, and sulfonamide drugs which fail to meet the prescribed criteria for subtherapeutic uses but which are found to be effective for the therapeutic purposes will be permitted in feed only for high-level, short-term therapeutic use and only by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

(2) Animal feeds containing antibacterial drugs permitted to remain in use for subtherapeutic purposes shall be labeled to include a statement of the quantity of such drugs.

(g) The submission of applications and data required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section is not required for the continued manufacture of any Type A medicated article which is produced solely from a Type A article that is in compliance with the requirements of this section: Provided, That the Type A medicated article contains no drug ingredient whose use in or on animal feed requires an approved application pursuant to section 512(m) of the act and/or where the Type A article is approved by regulation in this part.

(1) The following antibacterial Type A articles manufactured by the designated sponsors are eligible for interim marketing based on their compliance with the requirements of this section:

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                Indications for          Drug sponsor              Type A article          Species            Use levels             use----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fermenta Animal Health Co......  Bacitracin           Chicken turkeys,     Sec. 558.76.......  Sec. 558.76.                                  methylene            swine, and cattle.                                  disalicylate.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2) The following is a list of drug combinations permitted when prepared from antibacterial Type A articles listed in paragraph (g)(1) of this section. Drug combinations listed in subpart B of this part name their sponsors and are incorporated herein by reference since they are safe and effective by contemporary standards, or such sponsors have been notified of any additional safety or efficacy data required on an individual basis:

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                Indications for          Drug sponsor              Type A article          Species            Use levels             use----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PennField Oil Co...............  Oxytetracycline and  Chickens...........  50 g/ton and 35 to  Prevention of                                  neomycin base.                            140 g/ton.          diseases from                                                                                                oxytetracycline                                                                                                susceptible                                                                                                organisms during                                                                                                periods of                                                                                                stress. As an                                                                                                aid in the                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and in                                                                                                the control of                                                                                                neomycin-                                                                                                sensitive                                                                                                organisms                                                                                                associated with                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  Chickens (first 2    50 to 100 g/ton     Prevention of                                                       weeks).              and 35 to 140 g/    early chick                                                                            ton.                mortality due to                                                                                                oxytetracycline-                                                                                                susceptible                                                                                                organisms. As an                                                                                                aid in the                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and in                                                                                                the control of                                                                                                neomycin-                                                                                                sensitive                                                                                                organisms                                                                                                associated with                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  Chickens...........  ......do..........  To extend period                                                                                                of high egg                                                                                                production, to                                                                                                improve feed                                                                                                efficiency, to                                                                                                improve egg                                                                                                production and                                                                                                feed efficiency                                                                                                in presence of                                                                                                disease and at                                                                                                time of stress.                                                                                                As an aid in                                                                                                maintaining and                                                                                                improving                                                                                                hatchability                                                                                                where birds are                                                                                                suffering stress                                                                                                from moving,                                                                                                vaccinations,                                                                                                culling, extreme                                                                                                temperature                                                                                                changes, and                                                                                                worming; to                                                                                                improve                                                                                                livability of                                                                                                progeny when                                                                                                losses are due                                                                                                to                                                                                                oxytetracycline-                                                                                                susceptible                                                                                                organisms, to                                                                                                improve egg                                                                                                shell quality,                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). As                                                                                                an aid in the                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and in                                                                                                the control of                                                                                                nermycon-                                                                                                sensitive                                                                                                organisms                                                                                                associated with                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  ......do...........  100 to 200 g/ton    Prevention of                                                                            and 35 to 140 g/    complicated                                                                            ton.                chronic                                                                                                respiratory                                                                                                disease (air-sac                                                                                                infection) and                                                                                                control of                                                                                                complicated                                                                                                chronic                                                                                                respiratory                                                                                                disease by                                                                                                lowering                                                                                                mortality and                                                                                                severity during                                                                                                outbreaks. As an                                                                                                aid in the                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and in                                                                                                the control of                                                                                                neomycin-                                                                                                sensitive                                                                                                organisms                                                                                                associated with                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  Turkeys............  50 g/ton and 35 to  As an aid in the                                                                            140 g/ton.          prevention of                                                                                                disease from                                                                                                oxytetracycline                                                                                                susceptible                                                                                                organisms during                                                                                                periods of                                                                                                stress. As an                                                                                                aid in the                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and in                                                                                                the control of                                                                                                neomycin-                                                                                                sensitive                                                                                                organisms                                                                                                associated with                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  ......do...........  50 to 100 g/ton     To extend periord                                                                            and 35 to 140 g/    of high egg                                                                            ton.                production, to                                                                                                improve egg                                                                                                production, to                                                                                                improve feed                                                                                                efficiency, to                                                                                                improve                                                                                                fertility, to                                                                                                improve egg                                                                                                production and                                                                                                feed efficiency                                                                                                in presence of                                                                                                disease and time                                                                                                of stress; as an                                                                                                aid in                                                                                                maintaining and                                                                                                improving                                                                                                hatchability                                                                                                where birds are                                                                                                suffering from                                                                                                stress,                                                                                                exposure,                                                                                                moving,                                                                                                vaccination,                                                                                                culling, extreme                                                                                                losses due to                                                                                                oxytetracycline-                                                                                                susceptible                                                                                                organisms, and                                                                                                to improve egg                                                                                                shell quality                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                hexamitiasis. As                                                                                                an aid in the                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and in                                                                                                the control of                                                                                                neomycin-                                                                                                sensitive                                                                                                organisms                                                                                                associated with                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  Turkeys (first 4     ......do..........  As an aid in the                                                       weeks).                                  prevention of                                                                                                early poult                                                                                                mortality due to                                                                                                oxytetracycline-                                                                                                susceptible                                                                                                organisms. As an                                                                                                aid in the                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and in                                                                                                the control of                                                                                                neomycin-                                                                                                sensitive                                                                                                organisms                                                                                                associated with                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  ......do...........  100 to 150 g/ton    As an aid in                                                                            and 35 to 105 g/    reducing                                                                            ton.                mortality in                                                                                                birds which have                                                                                                suffered an                                                                                                attack of air-                                                                                                sacculitis (it                                                                                                is recommended,                                                                                                wherever                                                                                                possible, to                                                                                                feed from time                                                                                                of attack to                                                                                                marketing). Do............................  ......do...........  Turkeys............  ......do..........  As an aid in the                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and in                                                                                                the control of                                                                                                neomycin-                                                                                                sensitive                                                                                                organisms                                                                                                associated with                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  ......do...........  100 to 200 g/ton    Control of                                                                            and 35 to 140 g/    bluecomb (mud                                                                            ton.                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis),                                                                                                infectious                                                                                                sinusitis and                                                                                                hexamitiasis,                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                infectious                                                                                                synovitis. As an                                                                                                aid in the                                                                                                prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and in                                                                                                the control of                                                                                                neomycin-                                                                                                sensitive                                                                                                organisms                                                                                                associated with                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  ......do...........  200 g/ton and 70    Control of                                                                            to 140 g/ton.       infectious                                                                                                synovitis. For                                                                                                the treatment of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis and                                                                                                bluecomb (mud                                                                                                fever or                                                                                                nonspecific                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  Swine..............  50 g/ton and 35 to  As an aid in the                                                                            140 g/ton.          prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis                                                                                                (scours), baby                                                                                                pig diarrhea (in                                                                                                baby pigs only),                                                                                                vibrionic                                                                                                dysentery,                                                                                                bloody                                                                                                dysentery, and                                                                                                salmonellosis                                                                                                (necro or                                                                                                necrotic                                                                                                enteritis). Do............................  ......do...........  ......do...........  50 to 150 g/ton     As an aid in the                                                                            and 70 to 140 g/    maintenance of                                                                            ton.                weight gains and                                                                                                feed consumption                                                                                                in the presence                                                                                                of atrophic                                                                                                rhinitis. As an                                                                                                aid in the                                                                                                treatment of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis. Do............................  ......do...........  Calves.............  50 g/ton and 35 to  As an aid in the                                                                            140 g/ton.          prevention of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis                                                                                                (scours). Do............................  ......do...........  ......do...........  100 g/ton and 70    As an aid in the                                                                            to 140 g/ton.       treatment of                                                                                                bacterial                                                                                                enteritis                                                                                                (scours). Do............................  ......do...........  ......do...........  8 to 100 mg/gal     As an aid in the                                                                            and 100 to 200 mg/  prevention of                                                                            gal reconstituted   bacterial                                                                            milk replacer.      diarrhea                                                                                                (scours). Do............................  ......do...........  ......do...........  40 to 200 mg/gal    As an aid in the                                                                            and 200 to 400 mg/  treatment of                                                                            gal reconstituted   bacterial                                                                            milk replacer.      diarrhea                                                                                                (scours).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[51 FR 8811, Mar. 14, 1986; 51 FR 11014, Apr. 1, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 28547, Aug. 8, 1986; 53 FR 20843, June 7, 1988; 54 FR 37098, Sept. 7, 1989; 54 FR 51386, Dec. 15, 1989; 55 FR 8460, 8462, Mar. 8, 1990; 56 FR 41912, Aug. 23, 1991; 56 FR 64702, Dec. 12, 1991; 57 FR 6476, Feb. 25, 1992; 57 FR 8577, Mar. 11, 1992; 57 FR 14639, Apr. 22, 1992; 58 FR 17515, Apr. 5, 1993; 58 FR 30119, May 26, 1993; 61 FR 51589, Oct. 3, 1996; 64 FR 992, Jan. 7, 1999; 64 FR 37673, July 13, 1999; 71 FR 16221, Mar. 31, 2006]

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