Bowman Dairy Farms LLC – FDA Warning Letter, Feb 27, 2015

On November 21 and December 4, 2014, and February 27, 2015, the FDA investigated Bowman Dairy Farm, LLC, in Hagerstown, Indiana, and found violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The farm sold a dairy cow for slaughter on June 11, 2014, which, upon USDA/FSIS analysis, contained 1.41 ppm of desfuroylceftiofur in kidney tissue, exceeding the 0.4 ppm tolerance. This rendered the food adulterated under section 402(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the FD&C Act.

Additionally, the farm held animals under insanitary conditions, failing to maintain complete treatment records, which could lead to medicated animals with harmful drug residues entering the food supply. This constitutes adulteration under section 402(a)(4) of the FD&C Act. The farm also provided a false "Livestock Owner's Certification" on June 11, 2014, stating no illegal drug residues, which is prohibited by section 301(h) of the Act.

Bowman Dairy Farm must take prompt action to correct these violations and prevent recurrence. Required corrective actions include maintaining complete medication records with animal ID, treatment date, drug(s) used, dosage, administration route, withdrawal times, actual withdrawal expiration date, and tre