Reporting Unanticipated Adverse Events and Self-Identified Noncompliance

The use of animals in research, testing, and teaching may occasionally result in unanticipated adverse events that affect the health and welfare of animals. Federal regulations and institutional rules require that these occurrences be promptly reported to the veterinary staff and IACUC.

The IACUC is subsequently responsible for determining what must be reported to regulatory agencies, if protocol modification is required, or if additional actions such as training and/or veterinary consultation are necessary. To ensure animal welfare, effective and prompt communication is essential in this reporting process.

The failure to report an unanticipated adverse event is addressed by the IACUC on a case-by-case basis and may be considered non-compliance.

Animal care and use program participants: Please see IACUC Guidance TAMU-G-015 for more information related to reporting of unanticipated or adverse events. The IACUC procedure for the review of unanticipated or adverse events is described in TAMU-S-015.