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The FDA has launched its pet health and safety widget for consumers as part of an ongoing effort to provide timely, user-friendly, public health information.
"Our new pet health and safety widget provides users with information to help them in managing their pets' health," said Joshua Sharfstein, M.D., the FDA's principal deputy commissioner.

The widget, a portable application embedded in a Web page that can be copied onto any other Web site or blog, includes topics such as how to report a problem with pet food, purchasing pet drugs online and caring for a pet in a disaster. The widget allows users to access content on the FDA's Web site without having to leave another site or Web page.

"The pet health and safety widget allows users to add a new dimension to their Web site by providing consumers with the latest news and information from the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine," said Bernadette Dunham, D.V.M., Ph.D., director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine.

The widget has two tabs The "Tips" tab highlights pet health and safety articles. The "Updates" tab provides up-to-the-minute recall notices and veterinary drug news for consumers.

The pet health and safety widget is available at www.fda.gov/PetHealthWidget and requires no technical maintenance on the user's part. The FDA will provide updates to content displayed on the widget.

Contact:
Rita Chappelle
301-796-4672
Rita.Chappelle@fda.hhs.gov