Tuesday, October 3, 2017
20 Percent of Serious Food Safety Violations Go Ignored, New Report Finds
Government inspectors failed to take action on one of every five serious food-safety risks identified in manufacturing facilities, according to a report released by federal auditors Wednesday. In the remaining cases, the Food and Drug Administration almost always asked food manufacturers to correct violations voluntarily.
In one incident in 2013, FDA inspectors found listeria in a facility where rain dripped through holes in the ceiling onto food prep areas. Although FDA asked the facility to address the problems, samples from the factory still tested positive for listeria two years later. . .