FDA Sends Warning Letter to Bakeshop Over Pest Concerns

WASHINGTON — Dutchman’s Bakeshop, Waynesboro, Va., was sent a warning letter (dated Feb. 3, 2015) from the FDA over failures to “take effective measures to exclude pests from processing areas and to protect against the contamination of food on the premises by pests.”

The letter stated that FDA investigators “observed numerous incidences of apparent insects and apparent rodent excreta pellets throughout your Production Area, including your general work area, storage room #1, storage room #2, dishwashing room, ingredient mixing room, and storage room #3.”

FDA acknowledged that the company had agreed to destroy finished product it had manufactured and/or purchased, however, the FDA letter stated that, “We are concerned with your continued inability to adequately address and prevent gaps in your facility that could allow pests to enter. This same deficiency was cited during our previous inspection which ended July 17, 2013 and also during repeated inspections by VDACS personnel.”

Click here to read the FDA warning letter.

Source: FDA.gov