A beef cow-calf operation is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration because of the presence of three drugs in edible tissue samples collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Testing showed residue of
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Seafood Processors Get Warning Letters For HACCP Violations
Warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently have gone out to four domestic seafood processors and a Puerto Rico importer. The first, dating back to Oct. 1, 2015, went to Vernon,
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Report Suggests Taking a Second Look at Safety of Animal Drugs
There might be more animal drugs to worry about than just antibiotics. That’s according to a report released by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) this past week. “America’s Secret Animal Drug Problem” is an
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FDA Warning Letters: Dairy, Seafood Processors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published warning letters last week sent to a dairy and to two seafood processing facilities. Goyenetche Dairy of Buttonwillow, CA, was cited for illegal drug residues in the tissues
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FDA Seeks Comments on Risk Assessment of Drug Residues in Milk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to know what the public thinks of its risk assessment of drug residues in milk. The risk assessment, entitled, “Multicriteria-Based Ranking Model for Risk Management of Animal
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CSPI Wants to See FDA’s Findings on Drugs in Milk
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is anxious to see the results of the Food and Drug Administration’s report on whether illegal drugs were found in the country’s raw milk supply. The organization
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Codex Adopts Limits on Lead in Infant Formula, Arsenic in Rice
At the its annual meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, last week, the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted a number of new standards, including maximum acceptable levels of lead in infant formula and of arsenic in rice. 
The
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FDA Warning Letters: Five Dairies and Two Seafood Processors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted seven warning letters in the past week consisting of warnings to five dairies — all for drug residue issues — and to two seafood processors for insanitary
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FDA Warns NY Ranch Owner After Finding Potentially Harmful Drug Residues in Veal Calf
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the owner of Riverview Ranch and Livestock in New York after an investigation found that the operation sold an adulterated animal for slaughter
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High Drug Residues Found at California Meat and Dairy Operations
Dairy and meat farms in California were among the most recent establishments to receive federal warning letters after unacceptable levels of drug residues were found in cattle that they sold for slaughter. The U.S. Food
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USDA Looking at Antibiotics Claims on Meat Labels
Amid growing consumer awareness about antibiotics used to raise food animals, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is taking a look at some of the claims made on meat packages, including
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