U.S. v. VITEK SUPPLY CORP.

Nos. 97-1254, 97-1255 & 97-1498.

144 F.3d 476 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. VITEK SUPPLY CORPORATION and Jannes Doppenberg, Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Klumb (argued), Thomas P. Schneider, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, Kenneth Jost (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for United States of America.

Williams H. Theis (argued), Robert R. Henak, Shellow, Shellow & Glynn, Milwaukee, WI, for Vitek Supply Corp.

James M. Shallow (argued), Robert R. Henak, Shellow, Shellow & Glynn, Milwaukee, WI, for Jannes Doppenberg.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Vitek Supply Corporation manufactured "premixes" for veal calves — that is, mixtures that feed companies and livestock growers add to animal feed. Certain premixes contained clenbuterol, avoparcine, zinc bacitracin or various nitrofurans. Some of these substances promote growth and increase meat-to-fat ratios; others treat and prevent scours (diarrhea). And they are all unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), either for...

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