Formaldehyde — FDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Event (ADE) Reports
Source: openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) adverse event report database. Data pulled 2026-07-22. Counts are report-level: one report may list multiple reactions and multiple animals, so figures are not additive and do not imply causation. Formaldehyde is a active ingredient.
Total reports
Formaldehyde: 6
Reports by species (top entries)
- Cattle 2
- Fish 1
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Death 2
- Potency, Low 2
- Accidental exposure 1
- Autoimmune disorder NOS 1
- DEATH-SLAUGHTERED 1
- Discoloured urine 1
- External teat disorder 1
- Haemolysis NOS 1
- Icterus 1
- Mastitis NOS 1
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b33.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).