FDA 483 - Yost Foods, Inc - April 24, 2019

Yost Foods, Inc. in Brunswick, OH, was inspected and cited for significant food safety deficiencies. The inspection revealed a failure to implement adequate preventive controls for pathogens like Listeria, leading to repeated positive environmental samples and confirmed Listeria monocytogenes in products and the facility. Additionally, the firm's sanitation procedures, corrective actions, and monitoring of sanitation controls were found to be inadequate, indicating a severe risk of contamination.