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Food firms in Florida, New Jersey and Texas were warned of over import violations
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters are often not issued until a company has been given months to correct problems.
Jam Jam Services, Inc.
Sunrise, FL
An import company in Florida is on notice from the FDA for not having FSVPs for a number of imported food products.
In a June 1, 2022, warning letter the FDA described a Jan. 25 through Feb. 3, 2022, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) inspection of Jam Jam Services, Inc in Sunrise Florida.
The FDA’s inspection revealed that the firm was not in compliance with FSVP regulations which resulted in the issuance of an FDA Form 483a. Some of the significant violations are as follows:
The firm did not develop an FSVP for any foods they import, including the following foods:
- Powdered Scotch Bonnet Peppers, imported from (redacted)located in (redacted).
- Beverage Mix Coconut Flavor, imported from (redacted)located in (redacted).
The full warning letter can be viewed here.
La Serranita Import and Export LLC
Elizabeth, NJ
An import company in New Jersey is on notice from the FDA for not having FSVPs for a number of imported food products.
In a Sept. 19, 2022, warning letter the FDA described a March 30 through April 13, 2022, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) inspection of La Serranita Import and Export in Elizabeth, NJ.
The FDA’s inspection revealed that the firm was not in compliance with FSVP regulations which resulted in the issuance of an FDA Form 483a. Some of the significant violations are as follows:
The firm did not develop, maintain, and follow an FSVP for any of the foods they import, including each of the following:
- Frozen Corn Cobs imported from (redacted)located in (redacted)
- Frozen Whole Yellow Hot Pepper imported from (redacted)located in (redacted)
- Special White Cheese of Cayambe imported from (redacted)located in (redacted)
The full warning letter can be viewed here.
JR Imports LLC
Mission, TX
An import company in Texas is on notice from the FDA for not having FSVPs for a number of imported food products.
In a Nov. 9, 2022, warning letter the FDA described an Aug. 5-31, 2022, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) inspection of J and R Imports LLC in Mission, TX.
The FDA’s inspection revealed that the firm was not in compliance with FSVP regulations which resulted in the issuance of an FDA Form 483a. Some of the significant violations are as follows:
The firm did not develop, maintain, and follow an FSVP for any of the foods they import, including each of the following:
- Prickle pear imported from (redacted)located in (redacted)
- Cilantro imported from (redacted)located in (redacted)
- Poblano peppers imported from (redacted)located in (redacted)
The firm imports fresh produce that is “covered produce.” As an importer of covered produce, they must have an FSVP that demonstrates that their supplier is producing the food in compliance with processes and procedures that provide at least the same level of public health protection as those required under section 419 of the FD&C Act (regarding standards for produce safety) and the implementing regulations in the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption.
The full warning letter can be viewed here.
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YOOBIC Communities Give Retailers and Restaurants a Secret Weapon to Combat Employee Turnover
Frontline employee experience software pioneer unveils brand new features to boost morale, build a culture of community, and keep employees engaged
NEW YORK and LONDON and PARIS, dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YOOBIC, the innovator of the all-in-one Frontline Employee Experience Platform, today announced the launch of YOOBIC Communities, a powerful expansion of the YOOBIC app designed to enable companies with frontline workers to drive engagement and give employees a shared space to build collaboration, camaraderie, and a sense of common purpose. The feature launch cements YOOBIC’s place as the premiere Frontline Employee Experience Platform (FEXP) for today’s most demanding distributed enterprises.
YOOBIC’s game-changing mobile app is already trusted by 350 global brands including top retailers and restaurants such as Levi’s, francesca’s, Lacoste, Boots, BurgerFi, and Lidl. The Communities feature empowers frontline teams to easily create common-interest networks and design and launch their own micro-communities within the organization. The result: organic team building based on meaningful friendships and rich new opportunities for mutual support, collaboration and innovation.
With employers still feeling the impact of the Great Resignation and broader labor shortages, YOOBIC Communities offers an important tool to create engagement and boost employee retention. According to Gallop’s State of The Global Workplace 2022 report, only 21% of workers are engaged at work. Research shows that employees want to feel like they belong and they are part of something bigger than themselves. That is exactly what YOOBIC’s Communities feature delivers—giving frontline teams a real stake in their organizations and the ability to shape and take ownership of their company’s culture.
“We have really transformed the way we work at Francesca’s with YOOBIC,” said Sarah Brown, director, field training and guest experience. “YOOBIC was a critical tool to transition from email and streamline communications with our store teams. We really love the Communities feature. It’s another layer that brings our team together in a meaningful way and it has been a game-changer.”
YOOBIC Communities is an engagement-driving tool for a generation of digital-native workers raised on social media. The results have been striking. In the Beta test group, weekly logins increased by 33% per user. Employees were also markedly more involved with the platform: Communities drove 43% more engagement than the top-down digital Newsfeed, which already achieved great results. These numbers show targeted engagement and employee experience are drivers in the adoption and use of digital tools for frontline workers.
“We strive to build a family unit at francesca’s,” said Katie Kepic, district team leader, francesca’s. “We want a strong sense of camaraderie and community when it comes to peer-to-peer engagement. Our teams are utilizing YOOBIC Communities to embrace our districts and be inclusive. Everyone can get to know each other and celebrate all things francesca’s throughout the day in the app. It’s given us the ability to transition away from email and really create a place of support and engagement for our teams.”
“At YOOBIC, we know that meaningful employee engagement is the key to boosting employee morale and performance—as well as the agility, resilience, and profitability of the organization as a whole. The Community feature was designed to organically elevate that engagement and bring frontline teams together in a powerful and effective way,” stated Fabrice Haiat, YOOBIC CEO and co-founder. “Our app is the critical space where workplace orchestration meets employee experience, and as the category-defining FEXP innovator, we’re determined to keep pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for the success of our customers.”
About YOOBIC
YOOBIC is an all-in-one frontline employee experience platform. Our mobile app gives business leaders and frontline teams the performance tools they need to communicate, learn, and work—all in one place. With streamlined communications, mobile learning, and digitized task management, YOOBIC drives operational excellence while drastically improving the frontline employee working experience. 350+ companies around the world including Boots, BurgerFi, Lancôme, Lacoste, Levi’s, Logitech, Peloton, Puma, and Vans trust YOOBIC to improve operational consistency and agility, get real-time visibility into multi-location business execution, and improve customer experience . To learn more about YOOBIC, visit www.yoobic.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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Ninety Nine Restaurant abruptly closes three CT locations
Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub, a Massachusetts-based chain of family-friendly restaurants, abruptly closed three locations in Connecticut Monday.
A spokesperson for the chain confirmed Tuesday that Ninety Nine had closed its restaurants in Cromwell, Groton and Stratford on Nov. 28, effective immediately.
“The Ninety Nine is in the process of transferring Team Members to our other restaurant locations in Connecticut or offering them severance packages,” the company said in the statement. “The Ninety Nine values its guests and the local communities, and thanks everyone for their patronage.”
Remaining Ninety Nine restaurants are in Bristol, Enfield, Glastonbury, Killingly, Norwich, Torrington, Vernon and Wallingford.
The chain, based in Woburn, Mass., has more than 100 locations in New England and New York state, with the bulk of the restaurants in Massachusetts. The website Boston Restaurant Talk noted that Ninety-Nine has closed three locations in the Bay State this year, most recently its Canton restaurant on Nov. 27.
National diner chain Denny’s has also closed multiple locations in Connecticut this fall. Restaurants in Enfield, West Haven, Wethersfield and Vernon suddenly closed between Sept. 5 and Oct. 17, leaving four remaining Denny’s in the state.