FDA, CDC & USDA Plan First NARMS Public Meeting In Three Years

FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and United States Department of Agriculture will hold their first public meeting in three years on the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), the agencies announced Tuesday (Sept. 20). The Oct. 24-25 meeting will examine the FDA Science Board's June review of NARMS and explore potential new directions for the program. The Science Board recommended ways to expand the types of food monitored, methods to avoid sample basis and how to utilize whole...