Soy product maker Lifesoy, Inc. was shut down by an injunction filed by the FDA. According to the agency, Lifesoy must register and comply with federal sanitary practices in order to be allowed to continue in business. Lifesoy was also accused, along with its owner Long Lai, of failing to hold and store foods under proper refrigeration to prevent contamination by foodborne micro-organisms.
Lifesoy entered into a consent decree of permanent injunction that requires them to immediately stop manufacturing and distributing food products until the sanitary requirements are met and certified by the FDA. Lifesoy makes sweetened and unsweetened soy milk, fresh tofu, fried tofu, soybean pudding and other soy products for human consumption.
This action by the FDA signals faster action against food manufacturers and distributors in efforts to protect consumers from foodborne illnesses.
Richard J. Arsenault, 2011
