Court Enters Consent Decree for Animal Feed Maker After FDA Complaint
Syfrett Feed Co., a Florida manufacturer of medicated animal feeds, has entered into a consent decree to control its production process and comply with federal laws before resuming medicated feed operations. U.S. v. Syfrett Feed Co., Inc., No. 17-14038 (S.D. Fla., order entered May 4, 2017). The court entered the decree after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a complaint alleging the company failed to adequately identify and store the drugs it used or prevent contamination of drugs and feeds as well as mislabeled and misbranded feeds. According to the complaint, 17 horses had to be euthanized after eating the company’s horse-pellet food. Syfrett manufactures feeds for cattle, poultry, pigs, sheep, goats and exotic animals, but has agreed to discontinue production of the horse feed connected to the animal deaths.
“Animal feed manufacturers that fail to comply with labeling and good manufacturing requirements for medicated animal feeds jeopardize the health of animals,” Acting Assistant Attorney General Chad A. Readler said in a May 4, 2017, press release. “The Department of Justice and FDA will continue to work together to ensure that animal feed manufacturers produce safe medicated animal feed products.”
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