Tarrier Foods Corp. – FDA EIR, Jan 20, 2021

An inspection was conducted at Tarrier Foods Corporation from January 19-20, 2021, under an FDA contract with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, focusing on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Preventive Controls for human food. The company manufactures ready-to-eat food products, including various candies and salad toppings. Two primary issues were identified during the inspection. Firstly, the allergen control procedures were deemed insufficient to prevent allergen cross-contact due to employee practices. An employee was observed handling allergen-containing products and then non-allergen products without proper glove changes or hand washing, and the company's written procedures did not adequately address monitoring for such cross-contact. Secondly, the monitoring frequency for sanitation controls was inadequate for a ready-to-eat product susceptible to recontamination by environmental pathogens. The written procedures tied sanitation to product changeovers, a frequency not applicable to continuous lines. Tarrier Foods Corporation committed to correcting these deficiencies by February 22, 2021, by implementing enhanced allergen control measures, including monitoring employee practices, and adjusting sanitation monitoring frequencies to ensure effective control of recontamination hazards.