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Cloxacillin

Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Cloxacillin is a veterinary drug — Penicillin antibiotic used in cattle

Also: Cloxapen, Tegopen

What it does

Penicillin antibiotic used in cattle

Where you'll see it

Cattle

What the research says

May cause lung problems (eosinophilia), nausea, vomiting, gastric distress, diarrhea, hypersensitivity including potentially fatal allergic liver problems.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: FDA limit 0.1 ppm in cattle meat

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): hypersensitivity including potentially fatal allergic liver problems, and overgrowth of nonsusceptible organisms