The FDA suspends Sunland Inc.’s Food Facility Registration; Facility Prohibited from Distributing Food
In the interest of protecting public health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suspended the food facility registration of Sunland Inc., a producer of nuts, and nut and seed spreads. Registration with the FDA is required for any facility that manufactures, processes,
For a company that has poisoned its customers, recalled years of product and been closed for months, China’s decision likely does not come as a surprise.
According to China Daily, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine will suspend import of nuts produced by Sunland Inc.
The Quarantine branches will step up checks
Rio Queen Citrus, Inc. of Mission, TX is recalling 840 cartons of 12/1 Dry Pints of Mexican cherry tomatoes in “Karol” brand boxes, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune
Wednesday the FDA posted the following:
The FDA found that between June of 2009 and August of 2012, Sunland Inc. had distributed, or cleared for distribution, portions of 11 lots, or daily production runs, of peanut or almond butter after its own testing program identified the presence of at least one of nine different Salmonella
Sometimes I just do not get it. Why do manufactures of food think it is OK to feed us crap? These people need to be held accountable.
The FDA has made the observations from its recent inspection of Sunland Inc. publicly available. The inspection was conducted between September 17 and October 16, 2012, and became
The CDC and FDA report that a collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate that Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with Sea Salt, manufactured by Sunland, Inc. of Portales, New Mexico, is a likely source of this outbreak.
A total of 41 persons infected with
Bolthouse Farms is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Bolthouse Farms® 16-ounce Carrot Chips following a routine sampling event, conducted on October 22, 2012, by a North Carolina health official. The company was notified on October 31, 2012 that the inspection detected the possibility of Salmonella in the single 16-ounce bag that was tested. Bolthouse
As Salmonella infections linked to turtles continue to be reported across the United States, Petco™ has responded with their “turtle relinquishment program” in joint partnership with Concordia Turtle Farm. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is encouraging anyone who has an aquatic turtle under the federally mandated four-inch carapace length to relinquish them in hopes
WSET reports that a former employee of the Lynchburg based Peanut Corporation of America says she’s been subpoenaed to testify before a Federal Grand Jury in Georgia next month. The company was at the center of the 2008 and 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened roughly 700 others.
A total of 38 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bredeney have been reported from 20 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (1), California (7), Connecticut (3), Illinois (1), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (3), Maryland (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), Missouri (2), Nevada (1), New Jersey
