FDA WARNING_LETTER - Johnson Dairy - December 05, 2007

An FDA inspection of Johnson Dairy (November 11 - December 5, 2007) revealed that animals offered for slaughter as food were adulterated. Four Holstein cows sold between May and September 2007 contained illegal drug residues.

Specifically: * A cow sold May 5, 2007, had Flunixin levels of 0.061 ppm in muscle and 0.570 ppm in liver, exceeding tolerances of 0.025 ppm and 0.125 ppm, respectively (21 C.F.R. § 556.286). * A cow sold July 26, 2007, had 0.12 ppm Sulfadimethoxine in liver, exceeding the 0.10 ppm tolerance (21 C.F.R. § 556.640). * A cow sold August 17, 2007, had 0.341 ppm Flunixin in liver, exceeding the 0.125 ppm tolerance (21 C.F.R. § 556.286). * A cow sold September 21, 2007, had Flunixin levels of 0.270 ppm in muscle and 4.912 ppm in liver, exceeding tolerances