Springfield Pasta Company, Inc. – FDA Warning Letter, May 4, 2012

On August 6, 2012, the FDA issued a Warning Letter to Springfield Pasta Company, Inc. following an inspection from May 2-4, 2012. The inspection revealed significant deviations from food labeling regulations (21 CFR Part 101), causing several products to be misbranded under Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Key violations include: 1. **Undeclared Major Food Allergen (Wheat):** Frozen Potato Gnocchi and Frozen Cheese Gnocchi labels failed to declare wheat, despite containing Durum Wheat Flour, violating Section 403(w) of the Act. 2. **Incomplete Ingredient List:** Frozen Cheese Gnocchi failed to list sub-ingredients of Ricotta Cheese in descending order of predominance, as required by 21 CFR 101.4(b)(2). 3. **Improper Nutrition Facts Format:** Frozen Potato Gnocchi, Frozen Cheese Gnocchi, Frozen Spinach and Cheese Ravioli, and Angel Hair Pasta labels had formatting issues (21 CFR 101.9). Examples include incorrect serving size declarations (e.g., "4 oz." instead of common household measure with metric equivalent), failure to declare Trans fat, and incorrect Cholesterol increments.

Additional comments noted issues such as wheat allergen declaration only on the principal display panel for some products, undeclared milk allergen