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Drugs Discussed
(Continued from Page 1)
FDA drug withdrawal regula
tions in order to give an indica
tion that farmers are concerned
about drug residues in meat and
to avoid more stringent FDA
action.
Dunlap indicated the difficul
ties a buyer has when purchas
ing animals from many different
locations. These difficulties in
clude the problem of keeping
the animals identified with a par
ticular farm, because the an
imals get mixed duung sale
Dunlap explained that most
beef in the East comes fiom
small feedlots This means an
imals from many farms are be
ing processed through a market,
and even these small lots some
times get broken up between
various buyeis This poses a
certification problem, he said
Diehl spoke on the methods of
beef inspection for residues in
meat One is a subjective test
in which the health and general
appearance of the animal is ob
served; if animals appear to be
in poor health, they may be
further tested for drug residues
or drug overdoses
The second is objective and is
a statistical sampling of beef
packed in federal plants; actual
samples, usually of the liver and
muscle, are analyzed for drug
residues.
After the panel, Boyd also dis
cussed the addition of selenium
in manufactured feeds The FDA
presently does not approve the
addition of selenium to manufac
tured feed, but he indicated the .
American Feed Manufacturer’s Some members of the committee in charge of the
Association has approached the Lancaster County Dairy Princess Pageant June 22 are
FDA to encourage allowing the shown this week making plans for the event. They are:
addition of this critical trace ele- left to right, seated, Mrs. Melvin Meek, Willow Street;
merit. ,
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