The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cited La Frontera Imports Corporation in Passaic four times following a March 12 inspection, according to information on the FDA’s website.
Inspectors examined these areas during the visit:
- Food and Color Additives Petition Review
- Foodborne Biological Hazards
The FDA’s website details these specific citations issued to the company:
- ‘You did not maintain your plant in a clean and sanitary condition.’
- ‘You did not exclude pests from your food plant to protect against contamination of food.’
- ‘No one associated with your firm has completed the required HACCP training or is HACCP qualified through job experience.’
- ‘You are not maintaining sanitation control records that document monitoring for maintenance of hand washing, hand sanitizing, and toilet facilities, proper labeling, storage and use of toxic chemicals and exclusion of pests.’
The FDA regularly inspects facilities across the country to verify workplaces and products meet FDA laws and regulations intended to safeguard public health. The outcomes of these inspections are posted for public access.
According to its website, the FDA is a government body tasked mainly with overseeing the safety and quality of human and animal drugs, biological products, medical supplies, and tobacco products.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.
