As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters.
Warning letters often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems. The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to two seafood processing companies — Bacalao Giraldo S.L.U.
in Spain and Procesadora Marina De La Costa Oriental Del Lago C.A. in Venezuela — for failing to meet crucial food safety standards.
Both firms were found to have serious deficiencies in their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans, risking the safety of their products. Bacalao Giraldo S.L.
U. Legutiano, Spain On Sept. 30, the FDA sent Bacalao Giraldo S.
L.U. a warning letter following an inspection of its seafood processing facility.
The FDA’s investigation revealed that the firm’s HACCP plan for its refrigerated and frozen desalted cod in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) was inadequate to prevent the growth of Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that produces life-threatening toxins. Key violations: The FDA recommended that Bacalao Giraldo revise its HACCP plan to address these deficiencies, warning that failure to comply could lead to product detention. The full warning letter can be found here .
Procesadora Marina De La Costa Oriental Del.
