WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday that a West Virginia cattle dealer has been sentenced to six months probation for refusing to obey court orders against introducing animals to the food supply.
Shirley A. Rhodes of Sandyville, W. Va. had been prohibited from putting her cattle into the food supply until the FDA had approved her record-keeping system. The FDA had reportedly initiated the case after illegal levels of drug residue were found in calves Rhodes had sold.