Food standard violations at 874 facilities around the country in FY 2018 fell into one of five categories, according to a company that helps other businesses with FDA compliance. Registrar Corp. says the latest round
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Rodents, insects, poor sanitation found at Rose Acre egg facility
Inspector observations shared with the complex manager at Hyde County Egg, owned by Rose Acre Farms, shortly before the announcement of the multistate outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup don’t paint a pretty picture.
FDA’s Form 483,
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Evanger’s sues supplier; says beef included tainted horse meat
Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Company Inc. is suing Bailey Farms LLC, claiming that the meat supplier was at fault for a euthanasia drug found in Hunk of Beef and Against the Grain dog foods
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Three things to expect during unannounced FDA inspections
It’s not a question of if, but when, officials with the Food and Drug Administration will show up at any given food company for an unannounced inspection, with any violations outlined in a Form 483
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Pet food recall expands; supplier’s certification had expired
The FDA today expanded a consumer advisory about Evanger’s and Against the Grain dog foods, some of which have been found to be contaminated with an animal euthanasia drug.
Apparently the agency has been waiting
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Dog food meat supplier aces inspection; investigation ongoing
The Food and Drug Administration has completed its investigation into the supplier that furnished meat used in recalled canned dog food that was found to contain the animal euthanasia drug pentobarbital.
As yet unidentified, the
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Evanger’s blames supplier, FDA, for Pentobarbital in dog food
Breaking news: Evanger’s reveals presence of horse DNA in its Hunk of Beef dog food in a Wednesday letter to its customers. The company will recall all of its Hunk of Beef, Braised Beef Chunks
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FDA inspection report labels Evanger’s pet food adulterated
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday released the results of a month-long investigation of Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Co., its production facility in Wheeling, IL, and the Nutripack LLC, facility in Markham, IL.
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Mail you’d rather not get
This year, FDA will issue nearly 2,500 FDA Form 483s, and mail countless warning letters to food companies. Sometimes, even the most subtle food safety failures can cause FDA to threaten to shut your facility
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Inspectors Find Listeria at Bidart Bros. Cooling and Packing House
Inspector observations from the investigation into the role of Bidart Bros. in last year’s 12-state outbreak of Listeriosis involving commercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples found that the problem could well have originated in the California
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