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June 12, 2013 [Liberty Times reporters Yang Jincheng, Meng Qingci, Zhong Lihua / comprehensive report]
The Kaohsiung City Health Bureau tested goat milk from Gaoping and detected the veterinary drug lincomycin at 0.012 ppm. Huang Yanying, the factory manager of Chenying Company, Gaoping’s goat milk processing contractor, stated yesterday that lincomycin (a type of antibiotic) is a legally used veterinary drug. While there is a permissible residue limit for cow’s milk, there is none for goat’s milk, which makes no sense.
Zhou Xiuguan, deputy director of the Health Department’s Regional Management Center, explained that lincomycin has low acute toxicity and is also used in human medicine to treat infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, and pneumococci. Based on the daily acceptable intake, a 60-kilogram adult can consume up to 1.8 milligrams per day. At the concentration detected in the goat milk, one would need to drink 150 kilograms to exceed the limit.
Gaoping Goat Milk outsources production to Chenying Company in Xinying Industrial Zone, which produces over 20,000 bottles (180 ml each) daily for nationwide sales. On February 21 this year, the Kaohsiung City Health Bureau tested 5,000 bottles of Gaoping Goat Milk sold in Kaohsiung and detected lincomycin at 0.012 ppm. The case was transferred to the Tainan City Health Bureau for penalties in April.
The Tainan City Health Bureau issued a NT$60,000 fine to Gaoping Goat Milk on May 13, which Chenying has already paid. However, since the Health Department’s "Residue Standards for Veterinary Drugs" allows lincomycin residues in cow’s milk but prohibits them in goat’s milk, the company strongly disagreed with the penalty and plans to file an appeal.
Huang Yanying said that when the Tainan City Health Bureau conducted on-site testing of Gaoping Goat Milk, no lincomycin was detected. The company also urgently sent samples to SGS for testing, which likewise found no lincomycin. The goat milk is produced fresh and sold the next day, and the batch of 20,000 bottles had already been sold out.
**FDA: No Plans to Relax Standards**
Chen Boyu, former chairman of the Gaoping Goat Milk Cooperative, stated that lincomycin is a legally used veterinary drug. However, since there are no residue standards for goat’s milk and it is not explicitly listed, any detection is considered non-compliant with food safety regulations. He urged the Health Department to quickly establish permissible residue limits for the 18 drugs used in goats.
However, the Council of Agriculture’s Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine noted that other countries have not approved lincomycin for treating diseases in goats. Since it is not currently approved for use, residues should not be detected. The Health Department’s Food and Drug Administration also stated that there are no plans to relax the standards.
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"Cattle Permitted, Sheep Banned" - Penalized for Lincomycin Residue in Goat Milk
The Kaohsiung City Health Bureau tested goat milk from Gaoping and detected the veterinary drug lincomycin at 0.012 ppm. Huang Yanying, the factory manager of Chenying Company, Gaoping’s goat milk processing contractor, stated yesterday that lincomycin (a type of antibiotic) is a legally used veterinary drug. While there is a permissible residue limit for cow’s milk, there is none for goat’s milk, which makes no sense.
Zhou Xiuguan, deputy director of the Health Department’s Regional Management Center, explained that lincomycin has low acute toxicity and is also used in human medicine to treat infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, and pneumococci. Based on the daily acceptable intake, a 60-kilogram adult can consume up to 1.8 milligrams per day. At the concentration detected in the goat milk, one would need to drink 150 kilograms to exceed the limit.
Gaoping Goat Milk outsources production to Chenying Company in Xinying Industrial Zone, which produces over 20,000 bottles (180 ml each) daily for nationwide sales. On February 21 this year, the Kaohsiung City Health Bureau tested 5,000 bottles of Gaoping Goat Milk sold in Kaohsiung and detected lincomycin at 0.012 ppm. The case was transferred to the Tainan City Health Bureau for penalties in April.
The Tainan City Health Bureau issued a NT$60,000 fine to Gaoping Goat Milk on May 13, which Chenying has already paid. However, since the Health Department’s "Residue Standards for Veterinary Drugs" allows lincomycin residues in cow’s milk but prohibits them in goat’s milk, the company strongly disagreed with the penalty and plans to file an appeal.
Huang Yanying said that when the Tainan City Health Bureau conducted on-site testing of Gaoping Goat Milk, no lincomycin was detected. The company also urgently sent samples to SGS for testing, which likewise found no lincomycin. The goat milk is produced fresh and sold the next day, and the batch of 20,000 bottles had already been sold out.
**FDA: No Plans to Relax Standards**
Chen Boyu, former chairman of the Gaoping Goat Milk Cooperative, stated that lincomycin is a legally used veterinary drug. However, since there are no residue standards for goat’s milk and it is not explicitly listed, any detection is considered non-compliant with food safety regulations. He urged the Health Department to quickly establish permissible residue limits for the 18 drugs used in goats.
However, the Council of Agriculture’s Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine noted that other countries have not approved lincomycin for treating diseases in goats. Since it is not currently approved for use, residues should not be detected. The Health Department’s Food and Drug Administration also stated that there are no plans to relax the standards.
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