# FDA WARNING_LETTER - Korean Food, Inc. - August 25, 2023

Source: https://www.keypedia.com/records/warning_letter/korean-food-inc/1172e2a2-ba2e-473b-ad4c-188d4cddfdf6

> FDA WARNING_LETTER for Korean Food, Inc. on August 25, 2023. Product: Food. Access full analysis and detailed observations.

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## Details

- Record Type: WARNING_LETTER
- Company Name: Korean Food, Inc.
- Inspection Date: 2023-08-25
- Product Type: Food
- Office Name: Division of Human and Animal Food Operations - West III
- Summary: The FDA inspected a sprout and kimchi production facility in Irving, Texas, from August 21-25, 2023, revealing serious violations of the Produce Safety Rule (21 CFR Part 112) and Food Labeling regulations (21 CFR Part 101). The soybean sprouts were deemed adulterated under 21 USC § 342(a)(4) due to insanitary conditions, and kimchi products were misbranded under 21 U.S.C. § 343(a)(1).

Key violations include:
1.  **No Environmental Monitoring Plan:** Failure to establish and implement a written environmental monitoring plan for *Listeria* species or *Listeria monocytogenes* (21 CFR 112.145).
2.  **Inadequate Sprout Sampling Plan:** Failure to establish and implement a written sampling plan for spent sprout irrigation water (SSIW) or sprouts for each production batch, and not testing for *E. coli O157:H7* (21 CFR 112.147, 21 CFR 112.144(b)).
3.  **Improper Cleaning and Sanitization:** Failure to clean and sanitize food contact surfaces used for sprouts before contact (21 CFR 112.143(b)).
4.  **Inadequate Drainage and Facility Maintenance

## Related Officers

- [Senior Manufacturing Technician](https://www.keypedia.com/people/rene-ramirez/72cc23e1-dfb3-4109-a031-16b9310704a7)
- [Program Director](https://www.keypedia.com/people/edmundo-garcia/d47fc6d7-1ed9-4a65-bcaf-b3860041ca55)

Company: https://www.keypedia.com/companies/korean-food-inc/9be5688e-3058-48d5-8b1f-ffd14ba98b48

Office: https://www.keypedia.com/offices/division-of-human-and-animal-food-operations-west-iii/2cda09a5-06c4-433f-9df0-0d7903a6efab