date:Apr 23, 2014
high levels of patulin may pose a health hazard.
The mean level of patulin in the two samples was 62.5 and 55.7 parts per billion (ppb), while FDAs action level is 50 ppb.
FDA found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food at Serpe Sons of Wilmington, DE.
Among other things, the facility was cited for cobwebs directly above manufacturing equipment, open bags of flour left near visible filth, insufficient storage spa