Supervalu Inc. received a big slap on the wrist from federal regulators for serious food safety violations at a seafood processing facility in Pennsylvania — violations not typically seen at such a large operation.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter last week to the Eden Prairie-based grocery retailer citing six violations at one of the company’s Denver, Pa., wholesale distribution centers that, if not fixed soon, could be shut down.
A failure to properly regulate the storage temperatures for different types of fish, which protects against harmful pathogen growth, and the absence of an allergen prevention program, which safeguards against cross contamination, are among the violations.
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