Naturalar Fresh, Inc. in Nogales was issued seven violations by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after a Feb. 6 inspection focused on Foodborne Biological Hazards, according to information published on the FDA’s website.
As detailed on the FDA website, the company was cited for the following:
- ‘You did not develop an FSVP.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘You did not determine and document the frequency of conducting the verification activities 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 ongoing inspections of facilities nationwide to verify that operations and products adhere to FDA regulations, with outcomes made available to the public.
The agency’s website describes the FDA as the government body charged with safeguarding the production and oversight of human and animal drugs, biological products, medical supplies, and tobacco products for both safety and quality.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.
