FDA WARNING_LETTER - Yippee Farms, LLC - December 10, 2021

On May 5, 2022, the FDA issued a Warning Letter to a dairy operation in Mount Joy, PA, following an inspection on December 8 and 10, 2021. The inspection revealed violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

The firm was found responsible for causing drug residues of meloxicam and sulfadimethoxine in the kidney tissue of a bob veal calf sold for slaughter on March 4, 2021. USDA/FSIS analysis confirmed these residues, for which FDA has not established a tolerance in this animal class.

Violations included: 1. **Adulteration of Animals:** The firm failed to maintain complete treatment records for the bob veal calf, leading to its sale for slaughter before the proper meat withdrawal time for meloxicam. General treatment records also lacked identification of the condition being treated for medicated heifer calves. This resulted in animals held under inadequate conditions, making medicated animals with potentially harmful drug residues likely to enter the food supply, thus adulterating the food under 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(4). 2. **Adulteration of New Animal Drugs:** The firm engaged in extralabel use of meloxicam and sulfadimethoxine without complying with 21 CFR Part 530, specifically not under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. * Meloxicam was used for