{"id":2871,"date":"2026-09-28T16:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:25:46","slug":"cdfa-food-safety-series-ensuring-proper-use-of-animal-medicine-for-clean-and-wholesome-supply-of-meat-milk-and-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/cdfa-food-safety-series-ensuring-proper-use-of-animal-medicine-for-clean-and-wholesome-supply-of-meat-milk-and-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA Food Safety Series: Ensuring proper use of animal medicine for clean and wholesome supply of meat, milk and eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California is committed to keeping our food safe.<\/strong> In recognition of National Food Safety Education Month, CDFA is sharing more information about the programs that help make sure food grown and processed in California is as safe as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDFA\u2019s Livestock Drug Program<\/a> is responsible for the enforcement of California state law pertaining to retailer licensing, product registration and label compliance, and the distribution of livestock drugs. These include restricted livestock drugs, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, veterinary feed directive drugs, as well as supplements for livestock, poultry and horses. This improves food safety through ensuring that animal medicines are used properly so that meat, milk and eggs remain safe for consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n