Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

California has a Cannery Program that establishes requirements for California facilities that package both both low acid and acidified foods in sealed containers. link] How is this different than FDA Acidified or Low Acid Canned food regulations? In 2023, CADPH issued a warning for pickled items for a botulism risk.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Tyler, TX A food firm in Texas is on notice from the FDA after an inspection at its food manufacturing facility found violations of various federal regulations, including unapproved new drugs and misbranded drugs, hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls, and misbranded foods.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JULY 12, 2024

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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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

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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Penn State Food Safety Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

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. link] and found that they were not producing foods to the required food safety standards.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

General Enriquez, Tanicuchi Lote 8 171104 Quito, Pichincha Ecuador francisco@wanabanafruits.com Issuing Office: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) United States August 9, 2024 WARNING LETTER Reference #679052 Dear Mr. Peña: Beginning in October 2023, the U.S.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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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Food Quality & Safety

AUGUST 21, 2023

Although FSMA rules don’t apply to retail food establishments, they do apply to most suppliers and manufacturers of food sold in stores, including the suppliers of ingredients and products used to prepare food in retail delis and fresh prepared departments in stores, Eisenbeiser says. New allergens also pose challenges.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Thong: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your food manufacturing facility, located at 10925 Schmidt Rd, El Monte, CA 91733 on April 18, 2023, through May 11, 2023. You provided a response to the FDA 483 dated June 2, 2023, describing corrective actions taken by your firm.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MAY 20, 2024

Zheng: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your manufacturing facility located at 1140 W Louisiana Avenue, Denver, Colorado from September 18, 2023 to October 23, 2023. You provided a response to the inspection on October 31, 2023, describing corrective actions taken by your firm.

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