FDA 483 - California Splendor, Inc. - August 18, 2023

California Splendor, Inc. in San Diego, CA, was cited for deficiencies in its food safety practices. The firm's supply-chain program for raw strawberries failed to ensure pathogenic hazards were minimized, lacking proper supplier verification and a reanalysis of the food safety plan after a Hepatitis A recall. Additionally, the sanitation preventive control program lacked adequate written procedures for monitoring employee practices to prevent cross-contamination in ready-to-eat products.