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FDA Siezes Tuna Salad

Note the recommendation at the end of the article.

The Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Federal authorities raided a Louisiana sandwich company Friday, seizing tuna salad sandwiches and other food after inspectors found widespread rodent and insect infestations. No illnesses associated with the products have been reported.

At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals raided The Bearden Sandwich Company Inc. in Baton Rouge, doing business as Southern Belle Sandwich Company.

The company distributes products to convenience and retail stores in southern Louisiana; Mobile and Montgomery, Ala.; and Crestview, Fla.

The FDA said in a statement that recent inspections found evidence of filthy conditions and poor employee practices, such as allowing food-processing utensils to lie on the floor near live insects.

The seized products were prepared, packed and held under unsanitary conditions and may have become "contaminated with filth or rendered injurious to the public's health," the statement said.

A call to the company was not answered. It was not immediately clear what sanctions the company or its employees could face.

The agency urged consumers who may have purchased the company's products to dispose of them and wash their hands thoroughly.

[left4bread]

*washes hands thoroughly

*disposes of "them"

*gets out of jail free

*does not collect food-processing utensils [that] lie on the floor near live insects.

Woot!
I win?
I can has cheezburger?

[Smurfe]

My main job I work for East Baton Rouge City/Parish EMS. I have been in this place before. The inspectors are spot on. It is one of the grossest places I have ever been food wise. Followed up by the iHop and Chile's kitchens. Last time I went to the sandwich company someone had cut a finger off. They never found the finger and it was business as usual in there. I doubt very much they stopped, threw everything out and cleaned the facility.

[ED BUCHANAN]

WHERE DOES IT SAY FDA CLOSED THE PLACE? They didn't because they have never been given authority by congress to close a place. Congress is first now trying to change all the laws re. food inspection.on a national level. The place will clean up a little and start production again next week. Worse comes to worse they will open under a different corporation.

PS The only reason Feds went in their is because the product goes over state lines, otherwise no one goes there.

[Smurfe]

This place didn't close. I drive by it every day at work and it has always been open for business. I did notice that the convenience mart we hang out and get coffee at no longer has their products.