No mandatory recall, but . . .

FDA News Release:

FDA Serves Warrant for Inspection of Westco Fruit and Nuts Inc.

New Jersey-based company received peanuts implicated in Salmonella outbreak; refused to provide access to records and refused to recall products At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals today executed an inspection warrant at Westco Fruit and Nuts Inc. (Westco/Westcott), an Irvington, N.J.-based company. Westco/Westcott did not provide access to distribution documents and declined to recall products after an FDA request. Regulated companies are required by law to grant FDA entry for inspection, as well as provide access to distribution records. The FDA does not have authority to compel companies to recall food products, such as peanuts.

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