recalled HVP being removed from commerce. No illnesses associated with the
recalled ingredient have been reported.
“...the RFR has become an effective addition to the
range of tools FDA has to prevent foodborne
Prepared Side Dishes
A food manufacturing facility submitted a reportable food report notifying
FDA that two nationally distributed prepared side dishes had been inadvertently
produced with an ingredient containing
sulfites, which were not mentioned on
the labels. Individuals with a severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of a serious, potentially life-threatening reaction
if they consume them. Within 3 days,
the reportable food electronic portal received 108 subsequent reports from facilities that had received the implicated
products and the manufacturer initiated
a voluntary recall. No adverse events associated with these products have been
reported since the primary report was
submitted.
The manufacturer of the prepared
side dishes implemented additional preventive controls in consultation with
FDA and enhanced their employee
training.
illness and protect public health.”
feed delivered to the dairy farmer was destroyed. No animals were injured. As a
result, the feed company re-evaluated the
method by which they transport their
products.
•
FDA Inspectional Initiatives
RFR entries triggered follow-up inves-
tigations by FDA that resulted in:
• Two Import Alerts: Import Alerts are
guidance documents for FDA field
staff concerning significant new, re-
occurring, or unusual problems af-
fecting import coverage. They include
background data and guidance for ap-
propriate enforcement action (gener-
ally, detention without physical
examination) regarding each product
and/or problem.
•
Five Import Bulletins: An Import
Bulletin typically provides information for FDA field staff on a
suspected problem affecting FDA-regulated imported products. Import
Bulletins generally call for increased
surveillance (field examination
and/or sample collection) of suspected problem products. The results
of that increased surveillance may
lead to subjecting a firm and/or product to an Import Alert.
Glass in Animal Feed
A dairy farmer received a trailer load
of pelleted feed that contained glass of
various colors dispersed among the pellets. The dairy farmer reported the incident to the feed company, and the feed
company submitted a reportable food report. An investigation by the feed company determined that the glass was a
result of an incomplete cleaning of the
delivery trailer. The feed company surmised that the glass contamination was
due to glass that fell between cracks in
the trailer floor boards and worked its
way up into the load of feed. The carrier
that the feed company hired reported
shipping a prior load of recycled glass in
the same trailer. However, between the
shipping of the recycled glass and the
feed to the dairy farmer, a load of a raw
feed ingredient was delivered to a feed
processing facility.
An inspection of the feed processing
facility by the state regulatory agency determined that the facility had adequate
preventive measures in place to remove
the glass. No glass was found in the processing facility’s finished product. The
