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FDA Suspends Facility Registration of Texas-Based Seafood Producer After Significant, Repeated Food Safety Violations

July 23, 2019 FDA

The company has yet to implement adequate corrective actions at their facility and as a result the FDA-issued safety alert on July 18. …

Federal Judge Enters Consent Decree Against Arkansas Grocery Warehouse For Insanitary Conditions

July 22, 2019 FDA

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas ordered J and L Grocery, LLC. of Alma, Arkansas, the company’s owner, James T. White, and its manager, Lori A. Layne, to stop distributing food, drug products, medical devices and cosmetics until the company complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) and other requirements listed in a consent decree. …

FDA Releases Educational Food Safety Posters for Retail Food Employees Focusing on the Importance of Date Marking and Adequate Cooking Temperatures

July 22, 2019 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s National Retail Food Team has released new posters that focus on proper holding practices for cold prepared food and adequate cooking temperatures for turkey and ground beef. …

Elevation Foods Recalls Packaged Salads and Sandwiches Because of Possible Health Risk

July 22, 2019 Elevation Foods

Elevation Foods is voluntarily recalling containers of Archer Farms-brand egg salad; Freskët-brand egg salad, tuna salad, and Thai lobster salad; and Archer Farms-brand deviled egg sandwiches produced on June 18, 2019 due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. …

FDA: Restaurants and Retailers in TX, LA Stop Selling or Serving Topway Enterprises Inc. DBA Kazy’s Gourmet Seafood Products

July 19, 2019 FDA

The FDA advises restaurants and food retailers that have received Topway Enterprise Inc. RTE seafood products to clean and sanitize the surfaces that these products were served, stored, or prepared on. …