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Milk Products Seized After Salmonella Found at Plant.

Milk Products Seized After Salmonella Found at Plant Acting on a complaint filed on the FDA’s behalf, the US Marshals Service seized more than 4 million pounds of dry nonfat milk powder and buttermilk powder that may have been contaminated because of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act violations. The milk products, valued at nearly $4 million, were produced by Valley Milk Products LLC of Strasburg, Virginia. During an inspection last summer, FDA investigators said they found poor sanitary practices and company records that showed evidence of Salmonella inside the processing plant and in finished product samples Investigators also reported finding water dripping from the ceiling onto food manufacturing equipment. Environmental swabs collected during the inspection confirmed that Salmonella meleagridis was present on surfaces that food came into contact with after pasteurization. The FDA worked closely with the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services during the inspection. Melinda K. Plaisier, the FDA’s associate commissioner for regulatory affairs, said in a statement that the agency asked Valley Milk to voluntarily recall the implicated products. “The firm refused to recall and, as a result, we have had to intervene and seize this adulterated food to prevent it from reaching consumers who could be exposed to Salmonella from these products,” she explained. The FDA used whole-genome sequencing—which can show whether bacteria in the environment, a food source, or someone who became ill from contaminated food are related—to analyze bacterial samples from the plant. Investigators found that strains collected in 2016 were nearly identical to Salmonella strains found at the company in 2010, 2011, and 2013. No illnesses from Valley Milk products have been reported. Most people recover from salmonellosis in 4 to 7 days without treatment, but FDA officials noted that about 1 person in every 1000 with the illness will die.