Canada’s top food safety watchdog has suspended the licences of a Quebec-based frozen dessert company.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency suspended two Safe Food for Canadians licences held by Abe’s Frozen Desserts Inc., located in Terrebonne, Que., on May 8, according to a government news release.
That means all food production related to those two licences must stop during the suspension, which followed an inspection conducted under the Safe Food for Canadians Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations.
The inspection found several problems, including failures involving pasteurization controls, preventive control plans, hazard analysis, sanitation and sampling for Listeria monocytogenes, equipment maintenance and record-keeping.
Compliance with food safety regulations is essential to protect the public and prevent recalls, the release says. However, no recall is associated with the suspension.
The suspension will be lifted once it is determined that corrective measures have been taken by the licence holder. If corrective action is not taken within 90 days, the licence may be cancelled.
The licence may also be cancelled on other grounds set out in Section 39 of the regulations.
Abe’s Frozen Desserts Inc. produces kosher and dairy-free ice cream and ice pops sold in many local supermarkets. The company’s website currently displays only the message “something cool is coming soon,” with little other information available.
The last posts on the company’s social media pages date back to September.
