# FDA 483 - Vintage Cheese Company - December 01, 2010

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> FDA 483 for Vintage Cheese Company on December 01, 2010. Product: Food. Access full analysis and detailed observations.

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## Details

- Record Type: 483
- Company Name: Vintage Cheese Company
- Inspection Date: 2010-12-01
- Product Type: Food
- Office Name: San Francisco District Office
- Summary: This FDA Form 483 details observations from an inspection of a cheese manufacturing facility.

**Facility and Operational Deficiencies:**
The plant design is cited for poor contamination control. Employees processing raw milk cheese must pass through the ready-to-eat (RTE) cheese packaging area to access various rooms and raw materials. There is no handwashing station in the packaging area, requiring employees to cross into the cheese processing area. The washed curd process necessitates employees exiting the facility, crossing an uncovered 10-foot open-air space over the raw milk unloading and shipping/receiving docks to reach the brining room. Unwrapped young Tulare Cannonball cheese was observed being transported outside in an uncovered push cart.

**Cross-Contamination and Sanitation Issues:**
The same cart is used to transport unwrapped young cheese, packaged young cheese, and aged RTE cheese, without a documented cleaning and sanitizing schedule for this "Clean Out of Place" (COP) equipment. This practice contributes to potential cross-contamination.

**Pest Control Failures:**
Significant pest control issues were noted. A single swinging door near Vat #1 and double-doors near the packaging area had approximately 1-inch continuous gaps. On 11/4/10, at least 50 flies were observed in the processing/packaging room, with one flying out of Vat #3 containing cheese. On 11/5/10, two flies were seen, one

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