The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act: A Brief History and Analysis Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act: A Brief History and Analysis

Creator

  • Author: Monke, Jim
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2005-01-03

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The Viruses, Serums, Toxins, Antitoxins, and Analogous Products Act (21 U.S.C. 151-159), also known as the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (VSTA), is intended to assure the safe and effective supply of animal vaccines and other biological products. The act and its applicable regulations are administered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Agriculture
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Virus diseases
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Drugs
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Veterinary medicine
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Animals

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RS22014
  • Accession or Local Control No: RS22014 2005-01-03
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs9672
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