During a March 27 inspection focused on foodborne biological hazards, Gaya Imports, Inc. in San Antonio was cited seven times by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to information from the FDA’s website.
The online FDA records outline the following violations issued to the company:
- ‘You did not have a written hazard analysis.’
- ‘You did not document that you conducted an evaluation or reviewed and assessed an evaluation conducted by another entity to determine a foreign supplier’s performance and the risk posed by a food.’
- ‘You did not establish written procedures to ensure that you import foods only from approved foreign suppliers.’
- ‘You did not establish written procedures for ensuring that appropriate foreign supplier verification activities are conducted with respect to a food you import.’
- ‘Your foreign supplier verification activities did not provide assurance that the hazards requiring a control in the food you import have been significantly minimized or prevented.’
- ‘You did not determine and document which verification activity or activities were needed to provide adequate assurances that a food you obtain from a foreign supplier is produced in compliance with processes and procedures that provide the required level of public health protection.’
- ‘You did not provide an English translation of an FSVP record that you maintained in a language other than English.’
The FDA conducts regular inspections at facilities throughout the United States to check for compliance with federal regulations designed to safeguard public health. These inspection outcomes are made available to the public.
According to its website, the FDA is the government agency charged with overseeing the safety and quality of human and animal drugs, biological products, medical devices and tobacco products.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.
