Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for residues in meat/offal

294 FDA adverse-event reports reference residues in meat/offal (VeDDRA 2042). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#873 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
294
reports citing this reaction
39.1%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Residues in meat/offal has 294 reports now versus 294 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2042 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-HOT · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CATTLE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 294 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 39.1%
  • MID-PACK #873/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abortion
  • SPECIES-CATTLE Cattle · 276
  • DRUG-LEAD Ceftiofur Hydroch… · 101
  • DESK-WIDE 19 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abortion (±0 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Residues in meat/offal

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Abortion · near294Exercise intolerance · near294Residues in meat/offal · thi…294Anaphylactic shock · near293Bladder incontinence · near293Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Residues in meat/offal

Residues in meat/offal: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 115 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Residues in meat/offal in the CVM extract. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 115 of 294 reports (39.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abortion (±0 reports). Lead species Cattle (276). Lead co-reported drug Ceftiofur Hydrochloride (101).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Cattle 276
Pig 8
Goat 2
Chicken 2
Sheep 2
Rabbit 1
Unknown 1
Dog 1
Fish 1

Breeds Most Affected

Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 113
Cattle (other) 91
Cattle (unknown) 31
Mixed (Cattle) 18
Jersey 11
Pig (unknown) 6
Cattle (unspecified) 5
Aberdeen Angus 3
Goat (unknown) 2
Chicken (unknown) 2

Associated Drugs

Ceftiofur Hydrochloride 101
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 77
Ampicillin Trihydrate 19
Sulfadimethoxine 16
Ractopamine Hydrochloride 15
Ceftiofur Sodium 14
Ampicillin 14
Tulathromycin 7
Flunixin Meglumine 7
Tilmicosin Phosphate 6
Eprinomectin 6
Dihydrostreptomycin, Penicillin G Procaine 5
Flunixin 4
Polyflex 4
Ceftiofur 3
Florfenicol 3
Danofloxacin Mesylate 3
Ractopamine 3
Melengestrol Acetate 3
Oxytetracycline 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Residues in meat/offal, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (294 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (39.1% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Residues in meat/offal (#873 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 39.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 115 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →