California-based food manufacturer agrees to stop production after repeated food safety violations

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California-based food manufacturer agrees to stop production after repeated food safety violations 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that recently Golden Gate Soy Products, a California-based food manufacturer, has agreed to discontinue selling food products until the company complies with federal regulations and other requirements. This action follows several inspections conducted by the FDA, which found Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono) in the company’s food preparation area and that the company was holding food for distribution in insanitary conditions. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley for the Northern District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction on Nov. 22, 2019, between the U.S. and Golden Gate Soy Products Inc., and the company’s representatives, Yong Li Chen and Ling Hong Tang. Golden Gate Soy Products specializes in manufacturing a variety of tofu and soy-based products, including soy milk. “The FDA takes its role to protect our food supply very seriously. The inappropriate and unsafe practices of Golden Gate Soy Products not only violated the law, but also put consumers in harm’s way,” said FDA Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs Melinda K. Plaisier. “This type of behavior is unacceptable and is why we took action to ...

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