Dec. 13 FDA Grand Rounds presents findings from the Jerky Pet Treat outbreak and the collaborative approach that has helped FDA with new outbreaks of pet food-related illnesses

Find out why FDA’s Pet Food Early Warning and Surveillance system is important to human and animal health: Jerky Pet Treats and illness in dogs:  a collaborative approach to investigating a mysterious outbreak CE Credit Available

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST   Register here for webcast (public attendees and FDA staff)   Presented by  Lee Anne M. Palmer, VMD, MPH Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer Div. of Veterinary Product Safety Office of Surveillance and Compliance FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine   About the Presentation In 2007, FDA experienced one of the biggest recalls in its history – the recall of melamine-contaminated pet foods.  The need for FDA--which regulates pet food in the US--to have an early warning and surveillance system for pet food-related adverse events became apparent.  FDA’s new Pet Food Early Warning and Surveillance system was developed and put to the test over the next several years with the Jerky Pet Treat outbreak.  FDA developed centralized complaint review and analysis systems and collaborated with scientists from industry and academia along with international and national government agencies like the CDC, to investigate this mysterious outbreak.  This presentation describes the investigation’s findings, including the collaborative approach developed that has helped FDA with new outbreaks of pet food-related illnesses.  Due to an increasingly globalized food and ingredient supply chain and the typically limited diet pets eat, pet food can be a significant early indicator of major food quality issues. What you’ll learn from this FDA Veterinary Medical Officer: The differences between surveillance of foodborne illness in dogs and cats and surveillance of foodborne illness in humans The organizations and government agencies that may collaborate in investigating a serious pet food-related incident The ways in which the Jerky Pet Treat investigation findings are important to human and animal health