FDA WARNING_LETTER - Murmac Farms LLC - August 08, 2014

On December 5, 2014, the FDA issued a Warning Letter to Murmac Farms, L.L.C. following an investigation of their dairy operation on July 24, 28, and August 8, 2014. The investigation revealed several violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

Specifically, a bob veal calf sold for slaughter on January 27, 2014, was found to have neomycin at (b)(4) ppm in its kidney tissue, exceeding the 7.2 ppm tolerance for cattle and having no acceptable level for veal calves, rendering the food adulterated under section 402(a)(2)(C)(ii). The FDA also found that the farm held animals under insanitary conditions, including a failure to maintain complete treatment records, which could lead to medicated animals with harmful drug residues entering the food supply, thus adulterating food under section 402(a)(4).

Furthermore, the farm adulterated new animal drugs, including (b)(4) (Penicillin G Benzathine and Penicillin G Procaine Injectable Suspension), (b)(4) (ceftiofur crystalline free acid), and (b)(4) and (b)(4) (containing neomycin sulfate and oxytetracycline), by using them in an extralabel manner without the supervision of a licensed veterinarian, violating 2