# FDA WARNING_LETTER - Marin Baking LLC - November 26, 2024

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> FDA WARNING_LETTER for Marin Baking LLC on November 26, 2024. Product: Other. Access full analysis and detailed observations.

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## Details

- Record Type: WARNING_LETTER
- Company Name: Marin Baking LLC
- Inspection Date: 2024-11-26
- Product Type: Other
- Office Name: Human Foods Program
- Summary: On May 28, 2025, the FDA issued a Warning Letter to Marin Baking LLC following an inspection from November 14-26, 2024, at their San Rafael, CA, ready-to-eat (RTE) bread product manufacturing facility. The inspection revealed significant violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (21 CFR Part 117).

Key violations include:
1.  **Adulterated Products:** RTE bread products were deemed adulterated under 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(4) due to insanitary conditions, evidenced by collected filth samples containing rodent excreta pellets and multi-stage beetles (adult and larva).
2.  **Inadequate Allergen Controls (21 CFR 117.135(c)(2)):**
    *   The Food Safety Plan lacked procedures for preventing allergen cross-contact on shared food-contact equipment for finished products.
    *   Sanitation procedures were not fully followed; daily sanitation did not include all shared food-contact equipment (e.g., wire racks cleaned every 4 months).
    *   Observed sesame seeds on non-sesame bread products (Sweet Longie, Ciabatta) and baking trays.
    *   Allergen controls did not ensure correct labeling for finished products, with

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