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FDA Issues Warning Letter to Noodle Company

Penn State Food Safety Blog

Personal hygiene issues - did not take reasonable measures and precautions to ensure all persons working in direct contact with food, food-contact surfaces, and food-packaging materials conform to hygienic practices while on duty to the extent necessary to protect again contamination of food, as required by 21 CFR 117.10(b).

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RTE Granola Facility Issued Warning Letter in Wake of Salmonella-related Recall

Penn State Food Safety Blog

This facility issued a recall of product for Salmonella in December of 2023. On November 22 and 23, 2023, you collected a (b)(4) sample of “Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars” from Chewy Line (b)(4), which was reported as a presumptive positive on November 25, 2023. In April of 2024, the facility was closed.

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California Nut Butter Producer Issued Warning Letter for Ineffective Food Safety Plan

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The internet has opened the door to many food operations to sell products. People often base their decision for purchasing based upon that website. Recently, FDA inspected a Berkley California operation, Living Tree Community Foods, Inc. Jesse Schwartz President Living Tree Community Foods, Inc.

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FDA Warning Letter to NV Spice Company for Inadequate Supply Chain Preventive Controls

Penn State Food Safety Blog

Did not maintain documentation that the untreated spices you purchase and send to the third-party (b)(4) providers are treated under a validated process that delivers an appropriate destruction of Salmonella. Reno, NV, from November 27 through December 07, 2023, and January 03 through January 04, 2024. As examples: a.

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Warning Letter to Cheese Operation Highlights Insufficient Cleaning Items That Support Harborage of Listeria

Penn State Food Safety Blog

During a June 2023 inspection of the facility, FDA found Listeria in the facility as well as identified many GMP issues related to cleaning and poor equipment. monocytogenes positive swabs was collected from the food contact surface of a cutting board that was being used to cut RTE Jersey Girl cheese. monocytogenes." monocytogenes."

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FDA Issues Warning Letter to MO Animal Feed Company

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[link] Appleton City Feed Service LLC MARCS-CMS 662279 — NOVEMBER 01, 2023 Recipient: Ms. 4th Street Appleton City, MO 64724-1406 United States Issuing Office: Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West II United States November 1, 2023 WARNING LETTER CMS # 662279 Dear Ms. Smith, The U.S.

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CA Processor of Fresh Noodle Product Issued Warning Letter for Everything.Close to Everything

Penn State Food Safety Blog

During the inspection, the FDA investigator found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventative Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 117 (21 CFR Part 117). You do not have this program in place.

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