Results of a Seven-Year Surveillance of Milk Safety Related to Use of Ceftiofur Sodium and Ceftiofur Hydrochloride
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20015212Keywords:
ceftiofur sodium, ceftiofur hydrochloride, cephalosporin, milk adulteration, labeled drug useAbstract
In 1991 and 1998, respectively, PharmaciaAnimal Health (PAH) received FDA approval to use Naxcel® Sterile Powder (ceftiofur sodium) and Excenel® Sterile Suspension (ceftiofur hydrochloride) in lactating dairy cattle. Currently, these cephalosporin (penicillin-family) products are the only two that can be used with no milk-discard period. Since 1991, PAH has received about 50 complaints each year where milk adulteration incidents allegedly resulted following proper (labeled) use of these products. To resolve these complaints, we developed a system to determine what actually caused these adulterations.
