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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Brewing Market Coffee, an acidified manufacturing facility located in Boulder, Colorado. The company "failed to exercise sufficient control, including frequent testing, and recording of results, so that finished equilibrium pH values for acidified foods are not higher than 4.6,

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JULY 1, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a PA bakery operation. FDA expects food manufacturers to follow good manufacturing practices and implement preventive controls to prevent the unintentional incorporation of allergens into foods which are not formulated to contain them. According to 21 CFR § 101.22(a)(3),

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MAY 20, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to JX Restaurants, Inc located in Maryland Heights, MO a manufacturer of ready-to-eat (RTE) rice and noodle-based meals and RTE rice and noodle-based under USDA jurisdiction. And as proof to this point, FDA conducted swabbing and found Listiera. FDA also collected environmental samples (i.e.,

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MAY 13, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a California Bakery. To make the long notice short [I really don't want to type this one out], the firm operated as if they had no knowledge of regulations. There was no food safety plan, and with that, no controls for allergens, environmental pathogens, etc. You do not have this program in place.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

FDA issued a Warning Letter to ADM Animal Nutrition and their vitamin and mineral premix and preblend animal food manufacturing facility, located in Effingham, Illinois. 2 The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that is adulterated is a prohibited act.3

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APRIL 3, 2024

The internet has opened the door to many food operations to sell products. 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. But is that enough? 331(d), 355(a)].

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

While FDA cited the company for issues with its Preventive Controls Plan, FDA also hi on the company for failing to report the non-compliant product into the Reportable Food Registry. The Registry helps the FDA better protect the public health by tracking patterns and targeting inspections." Deverell, The U.S.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Lucky K.T. Inc of El Monte, CA a processor of Fresh Rice Noodle and Rice Stick Noodle food product. It is a huge Warning Letter, so in quick summary: Did not have a food safety plan with the required elements for any of the products manufactured at the facility. o FDA sample of Lucky K.T.

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