FDA 483 - Machado Ranch (aka Couco Creek Dairy) - September 01, 2021

Machado Ranch, a dairy farm in Turlock, CA, was inspected by the FDA and cited for significant issues related to drug residues in food animals and inadequate record-keeping. The firm sold a cow for human consumption with violative levels of desfuroylceftiofur and failed to maintain complete treatment records or adhere to veterinary prescription withdrawal times. These findings indicate serious deficiencies in animal drug use and management practices.