Cockroach Infestation Closes Foster Farms Chicken Plant

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A Foster Farms chicken plant in Livingston, Ca. was shutdown buy the U.S. Department of Agriculture because of the threat to public health, cockroach infestation. Apparently cockroaches were seen during production by USDA autthorities. The plant was cited in the past for noncompliance on Dec. 28, Nov. 4 and Sept. 14 as the suspension notice details.

'These recent findings of egregious insanitary conditions related to a cockroach infestation in your facility indicate that your establishment is not being operated and maintained in sanitary condition, or in a manner to ensure that product is not adulterated,' the notice reads. 'Poorly maintained facilities and equipment that are not maintained to prevent entrance of pests, such as cockroaches, rats and flies, can and do harbor food borne pathogens, which can then multiply and be dispersed throughout the food processing environment, increasing the chances of product contamination rendering the product unsafe.'

The plant also has a history of a salmonella outbreak the made over 400 people across the country ill last march. Foster Farms, to their credit released a statement trying to limit the public relations nightmare.

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As part of its commitment to food safety, Foster Farms maintains an ongoing pest control program. This morning, a cockroach was observed during plant operations at the company's Livingston, Calif., plant and the company was notified of four similar incidents since September 2013 in FSIS correspondence today. FSIS maintains a zero tolerance policy and Foster Farms closed the Livingston facility immediately for sanitization and treatment. The company completed the treatment today and will review its program with the FSIS for full approval. No other facilities are affected. No products are affected. Product production has been transferred to the company's other facilities. 'Each day, FSIS inspectors must approve each facility prior to beginning operation. Since September of 2013, FSIS identified a total of five cockroaches in our 250,000 square-foot Livingston plant. The company aggressively addressed each instance to the full satisfaction of the FSIS. A single incident is not acceptable, and we are committed to a zero tolerance policy.'

There seems to be some discrepancy on the number of roaches that were actually seen, but nothing good can come out of this for Foster Farms.