# FDA WARNING_LETTER - The Ben Heggy Candy Company - April 18, 2022

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> FDA WARNING_LETTER for The Ben Heggy Candy Company on April 18, 2022. Product: Food. Access full analysis and detailed observations.

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## Details

- Record Type: WARNING_LETTER
- Company Name: The Ben Heggy Candy Company
- Inspection Date: 2022-04-18
- Product Type: Food
- Office Name: Division of Human and Animal Food Operations - East V
- Summary: The FDA inspected a candy manufacturing facility from March 11 to April 18, 2022, finding serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (21 CFR Part 117). The firm manufactures ready-to-eat chocolate-covered candies.

The FDA determined the candy products are adulterated under 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(4) due to insanitary conditions. The firm also violated 21 U.S.C. § 331(uu) by failing to comply with preventive controls. Additionally, significant labeling violations under 21 CFR Part 101 cause products to be misbranded per 21 U.S.C. § 343.

Key violations include:
- **Hazard Analysis (21 CFR 117.130(a)(1)):** Failure to identify and evaluate egg and wheat as allergen hazards requiring preventive controls, and inadequate cleaning procedures for shared equipment leading to allergen cross-contact.
- **Allergen Controls (21 CFR 117.135(c)(2)(i)):** Inadequate procedures for preventing cross-contact from walnuts and lack of written corrective action procedures for allergen controls.
- **Environmental Monitoring (21 CFR 117.165(b)(3)):**

## Related Officers

- [Compliance Officer](https://www.keypedia.com/people/stephen-j-rabe/57b06624-d6c8-45ad-905c-6daee68adcf8)
- [District Director at FDA](https://www.keypedia.com/people/steven-barber/e766c0f7-0002-400f-b83a-a0a6efbf259c)

Company: https://www.keypedia.com/companies/the-ben-heggy-candy-company/0fb1dea7-bcf3-4728-a9a8-9aa11e3ad998

Office: https://www.keypedia.com/offices/division-of-human-and-animal-food-operations-east-v/8e2b97e8-863d-4c78-bff0-ba5257ac1e51