FDA 483 - Braga Fresh Foods LLC - November 07, 2023

The FDA inspection of Braga Fresh Foods LLC in Salinas, CA, identified critical deficiencies in the firm's food safety management, particularly concerning allergen controls. The company failed to reanalyze its food safety plan following two product recalls for undeclared allergens, indicating a severe lapse in hazard assessment. Furthermore, their written preventive control procedures for allergens at the packaging and rework steps were found inadequate, lacking proper monitoring, verification, and hazard identification.