While people may worry about overexposure to antibiotics, local dairy industry representatives say a system of safety checks keep those substances out of milk produced in the area.
“Most antibiotics in the dairy industry are used in a very cautious manner, and there are several reasons for that caution,” said dairy owner Alva Carter Jr. of Portales.
Antibiotic-tainted milk, which comes from cows treated with the medicine, could be a problem because some people are allergic to certain antibiotics and overexposure could produce bacterial resistance to the medications.
Also, said state Department of Agriculture inspector and milk specialist Johnny Ogden, antibiotic-contaminated milk would mean an adulterated food supply.
“We don’t tolerate that in the milk industry,” he said.
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