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dturm
May 17, 2013Moderator
This topic was touched on in another thread. Currently the FDA does not require a prescription for special diets, but some states might and many veterinarians do require them. There are efforts to make the prescriptions mandatory.
FDA poised to tighten oversight of therapeutic pet foods This article give a pretty factual basis for the arguments. Two factors, one is safety using the diet in the general population without the oversight of a veterinarian and two, claims that mfg make concerning the efficacy of the diet that may false.
Doug, DVM
FDA poised to tighten oversight of therapeutic pet foods This article give a pretty factual basis for the arguments. Two factors, one is safety using the diet in the general population without the oversight of a veterinarian and two, claims that mfg make concerning the efficacy of the diet that may false.
Doug, DVM
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