FDA EIR - Holiday Ice - March 29, 2016

On March 29, 2016, the FDA conducted an initial food safety inspection at Holiday Ice, a wholesale ice manufacturer located in Raleigh, NC. This routine inspection, performed under a federal food safety program, encompassed a review of production areas, storage, premises, water analysis reports, sanitation and pest control procedures, the HACCP plan, and employee training records. While no formal inspectional observations (Form FDA 483) were issued, investigators identified a notable issue: the presence of brown slime on the "walking floor" equipment used in ice production. Additionally, it was observed that the firm lacked cleaning records for this equipment for the preceding three months (January, February, and March), despite its own standard operating procedures requiring regular sanitation. Another procedural gap highlighted was the absence of a formal standard operating procedure for handling customer complaints. In response to these findings, Holiday Ice's management verbally committed to cleaning and sanitizing the affected "walking floor" equipment within two days, specifically before resuming ice production.