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CDFA flags questionable veterinary feed directive signatures; board to research electronic and stamped signature rules
Summary
CDFA told the committee that inspection staff have found VFDs with signatures veterinarians later said were not theirs; the MDC asked staff to research how federal rules (including 21 C.F.R. §11) and other boards handle wet, stamped, and electronic signatures and whether guidance or regulatory change is needed.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture reported that its inspection service is encountering veterinary feed directives (VFDs) that appear to be improperly signed or contain signatures that veterinarians later say they did not authorize.
CDFA told the committee it flags VFDs filled out incorrectly and contacts veterinarians for education and correction; in several cases, the veterinarian later said the signature on the VFD was not theirs. CDFA asked the board for input on what signature formats should be acceptable—handwritten wet signatures, physical rubber…
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