Dive Summary:

• On march 7th, a letter was sent to Machado Dairy Farms because an inspection found that drugs were being used in a way that was different than what was directed or prescribed.
• On March 12th, another letter was sent to Oak Grove Farm because some of their animals were categorized as adulterated, meaning there were higher levels of drugs in edible tissue than currently allowed.
• These two letters are an example of FDA control over the industry.  if the two farms do not improve, the next step would be for the agency to revoke their license under FSMA regulations.

From the article:

“Our investigation also found that you hold animals under conditions that are so inadequate that medicated
animals bearing potentially harmful drug residues are likely to enter the food supply,” wrote the agency in the
letter.

“You lack an adequate system to ensure that animals medicated by you have been withheld from slaughter for
appropriate periods of time to permit depletion of potentially hazardous residues of drugs from edible tissues.”