Wa Heng Dou-Fu & Soy Sauce Corporation, a Sacramento-based tofu company, has been banned from distributing food products after being accused of violating federal laws.
The company, doing business as Wa Heng Dou-Fu & Soy Sauce International Enterprises, was found guilty of causing food to become adulterated and misbranded, according to a complaint filed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 17.
The defendants, Peng Xiang ‘Martin’ Lin and Yuexiao ‘Opal’ Lin, co-owners of the company, have been held accountable for the repeated violations.
According to the complaint, the company’s facility has a history of operating under insanitary conditions, failing to follow current good manufacturing practice requirements, and misbranding their food products.
A 2015 inspection by the FDA documented that the company failed to take reasonable precautions to ensure that production procedures do not contribute to contamination from any source. For example, FDA observed employees spraying pressurized water onto the production area floor, where Salmonella was isolated, causing water to splash onto uncovered tofu and onto food contact surfaces.
The company has agreed to settle the case and be bound by a permanent injunction that requires Wa Heng to cease all food preparation, manufacturing, and distribution. If the defendants seek to resume preparing, manufacturing, and distributing food, they must implement remedial measures set forth in the injunction and receive written notification from FDA that they appear to be in compliance with the remedial requirements.
Wa Heng Dou-Fu & Soy Sauce Corporation is a Sacramento-based tofu company and its co-owners, Peng Xiang ‘Martin’ Lin and Yuexiao ‘Opal’ Lin, are responsible for the repeated violations.
The exact date of the crime is June 17, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a complaint against the company.
The sentence or outcome is a permanent injunction that requires Wa Heng to cease all food preparation, manufacturing, and distribution.
The dollar amounts are not specified in the source.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Food Safety Violations
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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