Guidance 152 addresses antimicrobial drugs used in which animals?

• A. Food producing animals
• B. Pets
• C. Wildlife
• D. Laboratory

Answer: (A)

Guidance 152 is about the use of antimicrobial drugs in animals whose products may enter the human food supply. The focus is on ensuring drug residues don’t appear in meat, milk, or eggs and on promoting responsible use to protect both food safety and antimicrobial effectiveness. This includes providing direction on labeling, withdrawal times, and approved indications for animals like cattle, swine, poultry, and dairy species. Companion animals (pets), wildlife, and laboratory animals fall under different regulatory considerations because their products aren’t routinely part of the human food chain, or their use is governed by other frameworks. So the best answer is food producing animals.