FDA 483 - Peanut Corporation Of America - January 27, 2009

The FDA Form 483 details multiple violations at a food manufacturing facility, primarily concerning **Salmonella contamination** and inadequate controls.

**Key Violations and Observations:**

* **Failure to minimize microbial growth and contamination:** The firm's internal testing repeatedly found Salmonella in various products, including: * Salmonella Typhimurium in peanut paste (Lot #8278, manufactured 9/26/08). This product, and others made from the same roasted peanuts (Lot #8276, #8277), were shipped after retesting yielded negative results. * Salmonella Anatum in peanut butter (Lots #8220, #8224, manufactured 8/11/08) and peanut meal/medium chopped granules (Lot #8268, manufactured 9/24/08). * Unidentified Salmonella strains in medium chopped granules (Lot #8168, 6/16/08; Lot #8024, 1/24/08; Lot #7190B, July 2007), small chopped granules (Lot #8151, 6/9/08; Lot #7157, June 2007; Lot #7205, July 2007; Lot #7192A