April 2025 - Manning Resource, LLC

April 20, 2025 – April 26, 2025 – 3 F&B Recalls (2 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 4/26/25 – Food & Beverage – Dark Chocolate Covered Macadamias – Undeclared cashew, almond. “The recall was initiated after Mauna Loa’s internal quality control...

April 29, 2025 Bob Manning allergens, bacterial contamination, failure prevention, FDA, foodandbeverage, foreign materials, FSIS, listeria monocytogenes, prevent recalls, recall management, recall prevention, undeclared ingredients, USDA 0 Comments

April 13, 2025 – April 19, 2025 – 5 F&B Recalls (4 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 4/18/25 – Food & Beverage – Gerber® Soothe N Chew® Teething Sticks – Potential choking hazard for babies and young children. “We are issuing a second press...

April 21, 2025 Bob Manning allergens, bacterial contamination, contamination, failure prevention, FDA, foodandbeverage, foodmanufacturing, foreign materials, FSIS, listeria monocytogenes, manning resource, prevent recalls, recall advisor, recall management, recall prevention, salmonella, undeclared ingredients, USDA 0 Comments

Can You Spot the Issues? Why Your Floors Might Be Telling a Bigger Story

In a well-run facility, floors do more than support your operations, they reflect them. A floor in good repair isn’t just about appearances; it signals a culture of safety, accountability, and operational discipline. Here’s why floors and drains...

April 18, 2025 Bob Manning allergens, bacterial contamination, Cracked Floor Tiles, failure prevention, FDA, Floor Drains, foodandbeverage, foreign materials, FSIS, listeria monocytogenes, manning resource, Missing Floor Tiles, prevent recalls, recall advisor, recall management, recall prevention, salmonella, undeclared ingredients, under processed, USDA 0 Comments

This Foreign Material Failure Saved Us—Here’s How We Turned It Into Quality and Operational Win!

Sometimes it takes a near miss to spark real improvement. In this case, it was debris, small splinters from pails that had been stored on in storage racks underneath broken pallets. The failure was caught internally before it became a food safety...

April 18, 2025 Bob Manning allergens, bacterial contamination, contamination, failure prevention, FDA, foodandbeverage, FSIS, ingredient pails, listeria monocytogenes, manning resource, prevent recalls, recall advisor, recall management, recall prevention, salmonella, undeclared ingredients, under processed, USDA, wood 0 Comments

My operation Lost over $100,000 in One Day Because of This Overlooked Failure – Don’t Make the Same Mistake!

It’s always the simple things that come back to bite you. I’ve seen this too many times in both food and beverage facilities: a small leak at a valve or gasket that’s ignored until it triggers a massive failure. One day, it cost me over $100,000...

April 18, 2025 Bob Manning allergens, bacterial contamination, contamination, FDA, foodandbeverage, FSIS, listeria monocytogenes, manning resource, prevent recalls, recall advisor, recall management, recall prevention, salmonella, under processed, USDA, valve leak 0 Comments

Condensation Kills: The Hidden Threat Lurking Overhead

It doesn’t drip every day, but when it does, it can cost you everything. Condensation and roof leaks are two silent killers and brand destroyers in food and beverage facilities. One small droplet, whether from a sweating pipe or a leaking...

April 18, 2025 Bob Manning bacterial contamination, Ceiling Leaks, contamination, FDA, foodmanufacturing, FSIS, listeria monocytogenes, manning resource, prevent recalls, recall advisor, recall prevention, salmonella, USDA 0 Comments

This Simple Miss Almost Cost a Child Their Life, And It Was in a Plant I Took Over

When I took over a new plant, this is what I found, employees wearing earplugs with broken cords and hairnets worn incorrectly. It might seem minor, but it was a reflection of something much bigger, a lack of management engagement and...

April 18, 2025 Bob Manning contamination, failure prevention, foodmanufacturing, foreign materials, manning resource, prevent recalls, recall advisor, recall management, recall prevention 0 Comments

April 6, 2025 – April 12, 2025 – 5 F&B Recalls (4 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 4/11/25 – Animal & Veterinary – Puppy Mix and Kitten Mix – Salmonella & Listeria contamination. “Due to a customer complaint of animal illness, samples of...

April 14, 2025 Bob Manning allergens, bacterial contamination, contamination, FDA, foodandbeverage, foodmanufacturing, foreign materials, FSIS, listeria monocytogenes, manning resource, prevent recalls, recall advisor, recall prevention, salmonella, undeclared ingredients, under processed, USDA 0 Comments

2025 Week 14 Recall Reasons

In Week 14, allergens accounted for 45% of FDA and USDA class 1 recalls, more than bacteria and contaminants combined, each at 22%. This data highlights a persistent challenge in food manufacturing, allergen mislabeling and cross-contact remain...

April 8, 2025 Bob Manning allergens, bacterial contamination, contamination 0 Comments

March 30, 2025 – April 5, 2025 – 9 F&B Recalls (6 FDA, 3 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 4/3/25 – Food & Beverage – Condiments – Potential or Undeclared Allergen-Sulfites. “The firm discovered during an internal quality testing of the products that...

April 7, 2025 Bob Manning allergens, bacterial contamination, clostridium botulinum, contamination, failure prevention, FDA, foodandbeverage, foreign materials, FSIS, listeria monocytogenes, recall advisor, recall management, recall prevention, salmonella, undeclared ingredients, under processed, USDA 0 Comments

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