# FDA WARNING_LETTER - K & S Food Center LLC - October 24, 2017

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> FDA WARNING_LETTER for K & S Food Center LLC on October 24, 2017. Product: Food. Access full analysis and detailed observations.

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## Details

- Record Type: WARNING_LETTER
- Company Name: K & S Food Center LLC
- Inspection Date: 2017-10-24
- Product Type: Food
- Office Name: New York District Office
- Summary: On December 8, 2017, the FDA issued a Warning Letter to K & S Food Center, LLC, following an inspection of their Hartford, CT, facility from October 17-24, 2017. The inspection revealed serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation (21 CFR Part 123), rendering their refrigerated, Back-Split Salted Mackerel-VP adulterated under Section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Key violations include:
1.  **Failure to Implement HACCP Plan Procedures (21 CFR 123.6(b) and (c)(4) & (c)(7)):**
    *   **Receiving CCP:** The firm did not follow monitoring procedures for time/temperature abuse at receiving for pathogen growth, scombrotoxin, and Clostridium botulinum toxin formation. Out of (b)(4) product receipts between 11/1/2016 and 10/19/2017, only one receipt (11/5/2016) had documented monitoring.
    *   **Storage CCP:** The firm failed to monitor cooler temperatures with the specified frequency, lacking records for continuous temperature monitoring device performance.
    *   **Verification Procedures:** The firm did not document verification procedures at the Receiving

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