FDA 483 - Dole Packaged Foods, LLC - September 12, 2023

Dole Packaged Foods, LLC in Atwater, CA, an IQF fruit and vegetable processor, received a Form 483 due to inadequate food safety controls. The firm's written corrective action procedures for Listeria spp. were found to be insufficient, and product positive for Listeria spp. was processed into puree without proper evaluation by a process authority.