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FDA warns dairy farm due to high penicillin levels in cows - drugs can pass into the food supply
November 20 2:00 PMLA Health Technology ExaminerVictoria Nicks
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Penicillin is an Antibiotic that Protects Against Bacterial Infection
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A dairy farm called Smith & Sons was cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for giving cows excessive amounts of penicillin and other medications to compensate for a lack of appropriate care. Cows were not cared for properly which resulted in illness. The illness was then medicated with out adequate record-keeping or care for the fact that medication passes into milk and into the flesh of the animal if it is sent to a meat-packing plant.
Penicillin levels in the cow tested
The cow that was tested by the FDA had penicillin levels that were three times the threshold level for food safety. Penicillin is an antibiotic that is used in both humans and animals to prevent bacterial infections.
Penicillin history
In search of an antiseptic agent Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in the 1920's. His discoveries were not immediately accepted and the first human wasn't successfully treated with penicillin until 1941.

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