As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 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 often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems.

Salt City Baking Company LLC
Murray, UT

The FDA has issued a warning letter to Salt City Baking Company LLC, citing significant violations of federal food safety regulations. The letter, dated Nov. 14, 2024, follows an inspection conducted from July 8 to July 11, 2024, at the company’s facility in Murray, UT.

The inspection revealed severe noncompliance with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule). At the conclusion of the inspection, FDA investigators issued a Form 483, Inspectional Observations, detailing the deficiencies observed.

Key violations:

Failure to conduct hazard analysis

Salt City Baking failed to perform a hazard analysis for its ready-to-eat (RTE) bread products, including White Cottage sliced bread. Specifically:

• Environmental pathogens: The company did not address the risk of contamination with pathogens such as Salmonel...