Pearson Foods Corporation

CLOSEOUT LETTER Pearson Foods Corporation MARCS-CMS 506517 — February 20, 2018 More Warning Letters Warning Letters About Warning and Close-Out Letters Recipient: Pearson Foods Corporation United States Issuing Office: United States Chicago District Office 550 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60661 Telephone: (312) 353-5863 Fax: (312) 596-4187 February 20, 2018 VIA UPS David C. Pearson, Owner/CEO Pearson Foods Corporation 1024 Ken-O-Sha Industrial Park Drive, SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508-8217 Dear Mr. Pearson, The Food and Drug Administration has completed an evaluation of your firm’s corrective actions in response to our Warning Letter 2017-DET-01, dated October 26, 2016. Based on our evaluation, it appears that you have addressed the violation(s) contained in this Warning Letter. Future FDA inspections and regulatory activities will further assess the adequacy and sustainability of these corrections. This letter does not relieve you or your firm from the responsibility of taking all necessary steps to assure sustained compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its implementing regulations or with other relevant legal authority. The Agency expects you and your firm to maintain compliance and will continue to monitor your state of compliance. This letter will not preclude any future regulatory action should violations be observed during a subsequent inspection or through other means. Sincerely, /S/ Lisa M. Thursam Compliance Officer Human and Animal Food Operations Division East 6 CC: Eric W. Pearson, President Pearson Foods Corporation 1024 Ken-O-Sha Industrial Park Drive, SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508-8217 Content current as of: 02/22/2018