Food and Drug Administration Releases the Results of Testing Conducted at Coronet Foods Incorporated
Results of an Establishment
Inspection Report (EIR) conducted by the Food and Drug Administration find
that the food processing facility of Coronet Foods Incorporated tested
negative for "objectionable conditions."
The EIR included environmental facility testing on both food contact and
non-food contact surfaces as well as product samples of shredded lettuce,
diced and sliced globe tomatoes, unprocessed Roma tomatoes and sliced Roma
tomatoes. The EIR was conducted by William A. Warnick, an FDA investigator
based in the Baltimore District according to PRNewswire.
Warnick "identified no objectionable conditions
during the inspection" and stated that "the file jacket contains no record of
regulatory action taken against" Coronet Foods since the company was founded
in 1966.
In July, it was alleged that sliced Roma tomatoes supplied by Coronet
Foods to a vendor might have contained a food-borne, illness-causing bacteria.