Inadequate HACCP Elicits Warning Letter
The lack of an adequate HACCP plan was the basis of a warning letter sent to a California juice processing facility. Citing inadequacies against the
Category: FDA Warning Letters
Pet Food Manufacturer
While most of the warning letters seen on the FDA site are sent to human foods facilities, animal foods manufacturers are not off the hook,
FDA Issues Warning to Noodle Manufacturer for Severe Food Safety and GMP Violations
An FDA inspection of a noodle manufacturer found that the facility did not have the required food safety plan and had numerous GMP violations. Specifically
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Egg Farm for SE Prevention Plan Violations and Biosecurity Failures
A shell egg farm and processing facility being inspected by the FDA to determine compliance to the Shell Egg Regulation (21 CFR Part 118) was
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Texas RTE Seasoning Blends Manufacturer for Lack of Food Safety Plan and GMP Violations
The FDA citation for lack of a food safety plan included the fact that the facility had not conducted a hazard analysis which would have
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Warehouse Over Pest Infestations and Food Safety Concerns
Pests and situations that could lead to pest infestations were the primary focus of an FDA warning letter sent to a refrigerated, frozen and ambient
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Raw Milk Cheese Manufacturer for Sanitation and Listeria Concerns
In its inspection of a raw milk cheese manufacturer, FDA inspectors detected repeated incidence of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) and other Listeria species in the environment
FDA Issues Warning Letter to RTE Bakery: Serious Violations of CGMPs and PC Rule Uncovered
Serious violations of CGMPs and the PC Rule, along with multiple instances of Listeria species in the production environment, of an RTE bakery caused FDA
FDA Issues Warning Letter to RTE Baby Food Manufacturer
It was violations of GMPs, Hazard Analysis, and Human Foods Preventative Control that lead to a warning letter for a manufacturer of refrigerated ready-to-eat baby
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Shell Egg Farm and Processing Facility
The specific allegations in the warning letter included detail of the ineffective compliance with the regulation resulting in the serious violations were:
• A resident strain of Salmonella was found in the facility and included some isolates that matched clinical isolates. The pathogen was detected by swab samples taken in the poultry houses which tested positive for SE. Additionally, SE had been previously found across multiple years in these areas, and the species isolates matched several clinical isolates in reference databases.
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