The inspiration for this article was a recent FDA action that shut down an Atlanta fortune cookie manufacturer due to infestation. This incident underscores the need for an integrated program that is properly set up, managed and maintained.
A food shall be deemed to be adulterated if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, or if it is unfit for food; or if it has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.