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At the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States Marshals, accompanied by FDA personnel, today seized goods at the premises of Reed Creek Milling of Wytheville, Va., because of pervasive insanitary conditions found at this mill. FDA alleges that these conditions caused the food to be adulterated under the law and that the goods produced at the mill should not be allowed into the food supply.
FDA inspection of the mill last month revealed that the mill operators had failed to provide adequate protection against pest contamination of both the flour and corn processed at the facility. As a result, FDA inspectors found many indications that insects as well as other animals such as cats, dogs and raccoons may have come into direct contact with these food items. Evidence of such pest exposure included animal tracks and feces found in several locations at the mill.
Because of these findings, along with the extremely decrepit condition of the mill, FDA has concluded that continued operation of the facility causes the food it processes to be in violation of the law and has sought a court order for seizing all food material stored at the mill. Under the terms of the seizure order granted by U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, the seized goods will be held until their final disposition is determined.
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