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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

14.          RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Dr. David S. Tomsche (Chair of our Board of Directors) is a controlling owner of Leedstone Inc. (formerly Stearns Veterinary Outlet, Inc.), a domestic distributor of ImmuCell products (First Defense®Wipe Out® Dairy Wipes, and CMT) and of J-t Enterprises of Melrose, Inc., an exporter. His affiliated companies purchased $192,642 and $125,768 of products from ImmuCell during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, on terms consistent with those offered to other distributors of similar status. We made marketing-related payments of $1,272 and $4,405 to these affiliate companies during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our accounts receivable (subject to standard and customary payment terms) due from these affiliated companies aggregated $31,226 and $18,796 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.