FDA shuts down sprout grower, processor for poor sanitary conditions

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Carrie Ann Knauer
Carroll County Times

A Mount Airy grower and processor of soybean sprouts has been ordered to shut down after federal agencies found the company was preparing, packing and holding the sprouts in unsanitary conditions.

The production of bean sprouts without adequate sanitation practices in place makes them susceptible to pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, salmonella and E. coli, which can cause serious illness in humans, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA announced Monday that it had entered a consent decree with Vegi-Pak Farm LLC after the company violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce. The products had been sold to markets in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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