# FDA WARNING_LETTER - Pet Center, Inc. - October 08, 2021

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> FDA WARNING_LETTER for Pet Center, Inc. on October 08, 2021. Product: Food. Access full analysis and detailed observations.

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## Details

- Record Type: WARNING_LETTER
- Company Name: Pet Center, Inc.
- Inspection Date: 2021-10-08
- Product Type: Food
- Office Name: Office of Human and Animal Food Operations West Division 3
- Summary: The FDA issued a Warning Letter to a pet treat manufacturer following inspections from September 21 to October 8, 2021, and a prior inspection from June 21 to July 13, 2021. The inspections revealed significant violations of FDA's Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP), Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls requirements for animal food (21 CFR Part 507), rendering products like Bully Sticks and SuperChews adulterated.

Key violations include:
1.  **Failure to implement a written food safety plan (21 CFR 507.31(a))**: The firm admitted no hazard analysis or preventive controls were identified, a repeat observation.
2.  **Inadequate precautions against contamination (21 CFR 507.25(a)(5))**: An employee stepped into a cooker with soiled boots, and high-pressure cleaning splashed raw material onto cooked product.
3.  **Improper cleaning and maintenance of equipment (21 CFR 507.19(b))**: A shovel used for cooked product was stored on the floor and not cleaned/sanitized before use.
4.  **Failure to exclude pests (21 CFR 507.19(e))**: Animal feces, flies, and gnawed rodenticide were found in processing areas, and exposed product was stored outside, a repeat observation.

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