During an inspection on March 5, Dimetri Gardikas Produce Company, Inc. in Santa Fe Springs received two citations related to Foodborne Biological Hazards, FDA data show.
The FDA’s website shows the following citations were issued to the company:
- ‘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.’
- ‘An onsite audit of a foreign supplier did not consider an applicable food safety regulation.’
The FDA regularly inspects facilities across the country to check if their workplace and products follow FDA laws and regulations designed to protect public health. Inspection results are released publicly.
The agency’s website states that the FDA is chiefly responsible for overseeing the safety and quality of human and animal drugs, biological products, medical supplies, and tobacco products.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.
