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Adrahil

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10. That brings up a question....

Reply to gerogie2 (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 08:30 AM

Mar 2015

What drug residue IS legal in milk? They mention that only 1% (which still seems high to me) exceeds the legal limit, but the title of the article is misleading. The antibiotics are there, they just don;t exceed the legal limit.

Is the legal limit still a problem?

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FDA study finds little evidence of antibiotics in milk [View all] gerogie2 Mar 2015 OP

Announced the study in 2010, began testing in 2012. ronnie624 Mar 2015 #1

Hope my next gallon is not that one percent SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #2

The problem with giving cows antibiotics is not with antibiotic residues in milk. AdHocSolver Mar 2015 #3

tests were over 2 years ago? & illegal drug user farms were not even reported! FDA should test milk Sunlei Mar 2015 #4

Any site in violation would have been investigated and dealt with accordingly BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #7

do you know of a link to any regular 'state' testing and the results? Sunlei Mar 2015 #13

It depends on the state BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #15

I'm confused Aerows Mar 2015 #5

Federal Dipshit Agency. n/t DeSwiss Mar 2015 #6

and tobacco doesn't cause cancer and asiliveandbreathe Mar 2015 #8

Healing is misleading PaulaFarrell Mar 2015 #9

That brings up a question.... Adrahil Mar 2015 #10

This is a totally misleading and inaccurate headline fasttense Mar 2015 #11

Just say 'no' to drugs in milk. nt elias49 Mar 2015 #12

FDA should be testing for pesticides, too wordpix Mar 2015 #14