The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued 10 violations to Taharka Brother’S Ice Cream Corporation in Baltimore following an inspection conducted March 13, FDA records show.
Inspectors assessed the following operational areas:
- Food Composition, Standards, Labeling and Econ
- Foodborne Biological Hazards
According to the FDA report, the company received the following citations:
- ‘You did not take a reasonable measure or precaution related to personnel practices.’
- ‘You did not keep the grounds around your plant in a condition that would protect against the contamination of food.’
- ‘You did not maintain your plant in a clean and sanitary condition and in adequate repair.’
- ‘You did not exclude pests from your food plant to protect against contamination of food.’
- ‘Your equipment and utensils were not designed and constructed to be adequately cleaned or maintained to protect against allergen cross-contact and contamination.’
- ‘Your hazard analysis did not identify a hazard that required a preventive control.’
- ‘Your written process preventive control, monitoring, corrective action and verification procedures were not appropriate to significantly minimize or prevent the hazard requiring a preventive control.’
- ‘Your written allergen procedures were not appropriate to significantly minimize or prevent the hazard requiring a preventive control.’
- ‘Your written sanitation procedures were not appropriate to significantly minimize or prevent the hazard requiring a preventive control.’
- ‘You did not establish a written supply-chain program.’
The FDA regularly examines facilities nationwide for adherence to FDA laws and regulations, aiming to uphold public health. Inspection findings are made publicly available.
The FDA’s website states the agency primarily monitors the production and distribution of human and animal drugs, biological products, medical supplies, and tobacco items to ensure safety and quality.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.
