Veterinary Drugs Directorate

The '''Veterinary Drugs Directorate''' is the [[Canada|Canadian]] body responsible for putting all "[[Veterinary medicine|veterinary]] products, such [[antimicrobials]], [[Antibiotic use in livestock#Growth stimulation|growth promotion drugs]] and [[feed additives]], through a rigorous approval process before they are licensed and sold for use" in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada's Veterinary Drug Approval Process |url=https://www.beefresearch.ca/blog/canadas-veterinary-drug-approval-process/ |website=bcrc.ca |date=21 November 2013 |publisher=Beef Cattle Research Council}}</ref> It is part of the [[Health Products and Food Branch]] of [[Health Canada]], and exists by virtue of the ''[[Food and Drugs Act]]''. Its goal is "to protect human and animal health and the safety of Canada's food supply."<ref>{{cite web |title=Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD) |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/branches-agencies/health-products-food-branch/veterinary-drugs-directorate.html |website=canada.ca |publisher=Health Canada |date=2019-07-04}}</ref>

The '''Veterinary Drugs Directorate''' is the [[Canada|Canadian]] body responsible for putting all "[[Veterinary medicine|veterinary]] products, such as [[antimicrobials]], [[Antibiotic use in livestock#Growth stimulation|growth promotion drugs]] and [[feed additives]], through a rigorous approval process before they are licensed and sold for use" in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada's Veterinary Drug Approval Process |url=https://www.beefresearch.ca/blog/canadas-veterinary-drug-approval-process/ |website=bcrc.ca |date=21 November 2013 |publisher=Beef Cattle Research Council}}</ref> It is part of the [[Health Products and Food Branch]] of [[Health Canada]], and exists by virtue of the ''[[Food and Drugs Act]]''. Its goal is "to protect human and animal health and the safety of Canada's food supply."<ref>{{cite web |title=Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD) |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/branches-agencies/health-products-food-branch/veterinary-drugs-directorate.html |website=canada.ca |publisher=Health Canada |date=2019-07-04}}</ref>

==History==

==History==