Warning Letter Record: Golden Dakota Farms LLC (May 20, 2026) — New Animal Drug/Adulterated

FDA Warning Letter — Violations FDA cited at Golden Dakota Farms LLC

WARNING LETTER Golden Dakota Farms LLC MARCS-CMS 725317 — May 20, 2026 More Warning Letters Warning Letters About Warning and Close-Out Letters Delivery Method: Via Email Product: Animal & Veterinary Recipient: Recipient Name Nicholas Coetzee, Owner Recipient Title Eric Goedhart, Owner Golden Dakota Farms LLC 48188 221st Street Elkton , SD 57026-5059 United States (b)(6), (b)(7)(C) Issuing Office: Center for Veterinary Medicine United States WARNING LETTER CMS # 725317 May 20, 2026 Dear Messrs. Coetzee and Goedhart, The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your dairy operation located at 48188 221st Street, Elkton, South Dakota, between January 26 and January 29, 2026. This letter notifies you of violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) that were revealed during the inspection. At the close of the inspection, you were issued a Form FDA 483, Inspectional Observations (FDA 483). We acknowledge your written response received February 11, 2026, and address your proposed corrections below. You can find the FD&C Act and its associated regulations on the internet through links on the FDA’s web page at www.fda.gov. Adulteration of an Animal Offered for Human Consumption Our inspection found you offered for sale a dairy cow for slaughter as food that was adulterated. Specifically, on (b)(4) , you sold a dairy cow identified with ear tag (b)(4) . This cow was slaughtered to be used as food at (b)(4) in (b)(4) on (b)(4) . United States Department of Agriculture/Food Safety Inspection Services (USDA/FSIS) analysis of edible tissue revealed the presence of ampicillin at 1.68 parts per million (ppm) in muscle tissue and 0.0898 ppm in kidney tissue. Additionally, on (b)(4) , you sold a dairy cow identified with ear tag (b)(4) . This cow was slaughtered to be used as food at (b)(4) in (b)(4) on (b)(4) . USDA/FSIS analysis of kidney tissue revealed the presence of ampicillin at 0.0242 ppm. FDA has established a tolerance of 0.01 ppm of ampicillin in edible tissue for cattle. 1 The presence of this drug in edible tissue from animals at these levels cause the food to be adulterated. A food is deemed adulterated if it bears or contains a new animal drug that is unsafe. 2 A drug is unsafe if it results in any residues that exceed established safe levels. 3 Additionally, our investigation found that you hold animals under insanitary conditions that are inadequate such that medicated animals bearing potentially harmful drug residues are likely to enter the food supply. Specifically, you did not maintain complete and accurate treatment records for cattle that you medicate: You had no records documenting you treated a dairy cow with ear tag (b)(4) using antibiotics. You indicated that you may have treated the cow in error with (b)(4) . The cow with ear tag (b)(4) was sold for slaughter for human food on (b)(4) , and found to contain a violative ampicillin residue in kidney tissue at the time of slaughter on (b)(4). You do not maintain complete treatment records. You administered (b)(4) to a dairy cow with ear tag (b)(4) from (b)(4) , without documenting the dosage in your treatment records. The cow was sold on (b)(4) , and was later found to contain a violative ampicillin residue in muscle tissue and kidney tissue at the time of slaughter on (b)(4) . Food held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health is adulterated. 4 The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that is adulterated is a prohibited act. 5 Adulteration of a New Animal Drug Our inspection found that you did not use (b)(4) , as directed by the drug manufacturer’s approved labeling and your veterinarian’s prescription labels. Use of a drug in a manner that is not consistent with its labeling is an extralabel use. 6 Our inspection found you administered (b)(4) concentration to treat a dairy cow with ear tag (b)(4) from (b)(4) , for a difficult birth