FDA WARNING_LETTER - Riverside Dairy, LLC - April 20, 2015

On April 9 and 20, 2015, the FDA inspected Riverside Dairy, LLC, finding violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Two bob veal calves sold for slaughter on February 3, 2015, were found to be adulterated. USDA/FSIS analysis revealed neomycin residues of 14.52 ppm and 8.0 ppm in kidney tissue, exceeding the 7.2 ppm tolerance for cattle and having no acceptable level for veal calves when using the specific drug (b)(4) (neomycin sulfate and oxytetracycline hydrochloride). This violates 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(2)(C)(ii).

The dairy also held animals under insanitary conditions, failing to maintain treatment records and segregate medicated animals, leading to potential harmful drug residues in the food supply, violating 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(4). Furthermore, the new animal drug (b)(4) was used extra-label on bob veal calves without veterinary supervision, in or on feed, and resulted in illegal residues, violating 21 C.F.R. Part 530 and rendering the drug unsafe (21 U.S.C. § 360b(a)) and adulterated (21 U.S.C. § 351(a)(5