# FDA WARNING_LETTER - Philadelphia International Airport - May 27, 2011

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> FDA WARNING_LETTER for Philadelphia International Airport on May 27, 2011. Product: Food. Access full analysis and detailed observations.

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## Details

- Record Type: WARNING_LETTER
- Company Name: Philadelphia International Airport
- Inspection Date: 2011-05-27
- Product Type: Food
- Office Name: Philadelphia District Office
- Summary: The FDA issued a Warning Letter to Philadelphia International Airport on August 9, 2011, reclassifying its watering point and aircraft servicing area from "Approved" to "Provisional" following an inspection from May 2-27, 2011. The inspection, conducted under the Public Health Service Act, revealed significant violations of 21 CFR Part 1250, Interstate Conveyance Sanitation regulations, aimed at preventing communicable disease spread.

Key violations included:
1.  **21 CFR 1250.67(a) - Water Contamination Prevention:** Lack of testable backflow prevention devices at potable water cabinets and lavatory dump stations, and failure to perform annual testing on reduced pressure zone assembly devices supplying potable water.
2.  **21 CFR 1250.70(a) - Sanitary Facilities:** Inadequate sanitary facilities in lavatory dump stations, specifically no warm running water, soap, or paper towels at sinks.
3.  **21 CFR 1250.75(a) - Human Waste Contamination:** Observation of soiled toilet paper waste clogging and collecting on grates around triturators, and on the floor of lavatory dump stations.

The FDA acknowledged a June 24, 2011, response but noted a lack of documentation for corrective actions. The "Provisional" classification allows continued operation for 30

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