Recent Product Recalls
Recent food recalls were for undeclared allergens, primarily milk, eggs, fish, and nuts, in prepared foods. One dietary supplement was recalled for containing unapproved new drugs or undeclared drugs. Other recalls were for a variety bacterial contaminations.
Recent USDA recalls included two separate chicken products that were misbranded and contained undeclared allergens. Another chicken product was recalled for possible foreign matter contamination. FSIS also issued a public health alert for processed egg products unfit for human consumption.
For a complete list of product recalls, click here for FDA-regulated products, and here for USDA-regulated products.
Recent Warning Letters
Several recently posted FDA warning letters addressed insanitary manufacturing conditions and CGMP and HACCP violations, including Seafood HACCP violations at three seafood processing facilities and CGMP violations at a bakery. One aircraft servicing area, also a watering point, was cited for not having the proper design for preventing drinking and culinary water contamination and because the facility's toilets were not appropriately maintained. A shell egg production facility was warned because it violated the Shell Egg regulations in failing to follow its Salmonella prevention plan. FDA also found illegal drug residues due to extralabel use of medicated feed at three different facilities.
Click here for FDA's Warning Letters Home page (scroll down for listing of recently posted Warning Letters).
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