During a Feb. 25 inspection, El Alteno, Inc. in San Bernardino was issued two citations by the Food and Drug Administration, according to data posted on the FDA’s website.
The assessment addressed the following areas:
- Food Composition, Standards, Labeling and Econ
- Foodborne Biological Hazards
Details from the FDA website show the company was cited for:
- ‘Your equipment and utensils were not designed and constructed to be adequately cleaned or maintained to protect against contamination.’
- ‘You did not have a written food safety plan.’
The FDA regularly inspects establishments nationwide to ensure workplaces and their products comply with FDA laws aimed at advancing public health. Inspection outcomes are published by the agency.
According to its website, the FDA is a federal agency responsible for overseeing the safety and quality of human and animal drugs, biological products, medical devices, and tobacco-related goods.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.


