# FDA WARNING_LETTER - TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC - September 24, 2021

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> FDA WARNING_LETTER for TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC on September 24, 2021. Product: Food. Access full analysis and detailed observations.

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## Details

- Record Type: WARNING_LETTER
- Company Name: TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC
- Inspection Date: 2021-09-24
- Product Type: Food
- Office Name: Division of Human and Animal Food Operations - East II
- Summary: The FDA inspected a low-acid canned food (LACF) facility in Cambridge, Maryland, from September 21-24, 2021, and found serious deviations from 21 C.F.R. Part 108 (Emergency Permit Control) and 21 C.F.R. Part 113 (Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods). The facility has been under Emergency Permit Control since October 27, 2011.

Key violations include:
1.  **Failure to conduct and record regular observations of closures and take corrective actions (21 C.F.R. 113.60(a)):** The filler operator's visual seam inspections were inadequate ("quick look"), and no corrective actions were documented for observed defects like loose/fractured seams on multiple production days. Additionally, the firm used damaged incoming cans, with up to 8.6% rejection, and did not review electronic container integrity records. The firm's response, including updated procedures and training, was deemed inadequate due to a lack of completed records.
2.  **Inadequate teardown examinations for double-seam cans (21 C.F.R. 113.60(a)(1)):** The operator did not measure two different locations during teardown examinations, and tightness (wrinkle) was measured without physically removing the seam. Can specifications for

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