U.S. Marshals Seize FDA-regulated Food Stored at Rodent-Infested Warehouse in New Mexico

[Judi Lynn]

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. Marshals Seize FDA-regulated Food Stored at Rodent-Infested Warehouse in New Mexico
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

U.S. Marshals, acting under a court order sought by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, today seized chili pods, ground chili, crushed chili, and other chili products located in the rodent-infested food warehouse owned by Duran and Sons L.L.C. in Derry, New Mexico. The New Mexico Environment Department had previously placed an embargo on all products in the company's food warehouse on Nov. 17, 2010.

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico issued a warrant for the seizure of all FDA-regulated food in the warehouse. The federal government's complaint alleges that the products are adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act because they have been held under insanitary conditions and may have become contaminated with filth.

An FDA inspection of the company's facility between Nov. 15 and 22, 2010, revealed "an active and widespread insect and rodent infestation in the food warehouse," according to the complaint.

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FDA investigators found rodent nesting material and dropping on and around food, several rodent gnawed containers of food, and stains indicative of rodent urine. In addition, they saw a live cat, live birds, apparent bird nesting, bird droppings, feces and urine from other animals, live and dead insects, and insect larvae throughout the entire product warehouse. FDA laboratory analysis of samples collected during the inspection confirmed the investigators' observations.


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[truthisfreedom]

1. eww.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. I was wondering about the capers in my chili

Guess they weren't capers.

Ah, well.

[emilyg]

3. You got free protein. ugh

[abqmufc]

4. Makes you proud to call NM home...

A state that seems to be only known for its West Mesa murders and now this.....

[anafreeka]

7. NM comment

I love New Mexico and I am proud to call it my state. There are many things that need to be changed, and we are the ones that need to do it!

[WhiteTara]

10. welcome to DU

NM comment.
:hi:
I love NM too. Beautiful.

[mudplanet]

11. The Land of Intoxication

[bongbong]

5. The solution to problems like this

We need to de-regulate business more, so they can look out for us in an unhindered fashion. :sarcasm:

[midnight]

6. Don't you worry.... With that brilliant monsanto lawyer

bringing together homeland security to assist him at the FDA... That should be happening shortly....

[lonestarnot]

8. Duran and Sons, LLC

[marasinghe]

9. good call; bubonic plague still endemic in parts of: NM, AZ, CA, CO, NV, OR & UT.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/05/New-Mexico-boy-dies-of-bubonic-plague/UPI-81101244221759/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-11-07-nm-couple-bubonic-plague_x.htm

[abqmufc]

12. Not to mention crops irrigated with toxic water.

Water quality samples of all surface and ground water show the state has some of the most toxic water. Be it "naturally" occurring arsenic levels, jet fuel, nuclear waste, or mine tailings they are all examples of what is found in the water used to irrigate NM crops.

[HereSince1628]

13. Too cheap to pay fair rates for pepper spray ingredients?

Every good story deserves a bad tinfoil conspiracy.

[Javaman]

14. What happens to this food?

is it sold to the highest factory farm bidder? To use as feed?

The theory is that it is burned, but somehow, I just believe that.

Why let bad food go to waste? Right?

[Hugin]

15. "insanitary"?

How about UNSANITARY? :eyes: