FDA 483 - The Pictsweet Company - December 03, 2019

The FDA inspected The Pictsweet Company, a food manufacturer and packer in Bells, TN, and identified two significant observations. The firm lacked adequate written procedures for monitoring sanitation controls, with records failing to document sanitizing operations and their duration. Additionally, process controls for blanching vegetables, specifically pinkeye/blackeye peas, were found to be deficient, as critical limits were not consistently met and no procedure existed to verify equipment speed.