A San Diego-based company must stop distributing soy food products until it registers with the Food and Drug Administration and follows federal laws regarding sanitary practices, according to the agency.
The FDA claims that Lifesoy Inc. did not have proper refrigeration conditions for its products, which include soymilk, tofu and soybean pudding. The agency also cited the company for packing, preparing and holding food under unsanitary conditions.
Under the consent decree, Lifesoy and its owner, Long H. Lai, are prohibited from “receiving, preparing, processing, packing, holding, and distributing any article of food, unless and until they come into compliance with the terms of the consent decree and the law,” according to the FDA.
Acting Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs Michael Chappell said the “action shows that the FDA will seek enforcement action against companies that continue to violate federal laws designed to protect the safety of the nation’s food supply.”
To resume production, the company must be re-inspected, retain an outside sanitation expert, and implement an FDA-approved sanitation program.
FairWarning was unable to reach Lifesoy for comment.
