FDA Issues Warning Letters to Airlines, Airports, Railways and Food Preparers About Unsanitary Concerns, According to NetCompliance, Inc.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2001 Some of the nation's largest airlines, railways, airports and food preparers have been issued warning letters by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) about unsanitary un·san·i·tar·y adj. Not sanitary. operations, raising the concern of a potential public health problem for busy travelers this summer, an analysis by Internet company NetCompliance, Inc. (www.netcompliance.com) has found. NetCompliance said that in the past seven months, the FDA has issued warning letters to such well-known transportation companies as Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run , Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Air Tran Airways, American Eagle, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Greyhound Bus Lines, Oregon Rail Holdings (American Orient Express tour train), airports such as Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Albuquerque International Airport, DFW DFW Dallas/Ft Worth, TX, USA - Dallas Ft Worth International (Airport Code) DFW Department of Fish and Wildlife DFW David Foster Wallace DFW Drug-Free Workplace DFW Down For Whatever (song by Pretty Young Things) International Airport, and airline catering facilities such as LSG Sky Chefs LSG Sky Chefs is the brand name of LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG, which specializes in airline catering. It is a subsidiary of the German airline Lufthansa AG. Its primary business function is to prepare and deliver meals, beverages and snacks to aircraft for domestic and . The FDA information is available to the public by contacting NetCompliance. NetCompliance said the more serious FDA warnings ranged from improper storage and handling of food and employees who failed to wash hands or change gloves, to waste sanitation stations leaking raw sewage and fecal matter. "These unsanitary conditions can be a significant health hazard health hazard Occupational safety Any agent or activity posing a potential hazard to health. Cf Physical hazard. to both passengers and employees and could result in food borne illness and communicable diseases, which is why we are alerting the public," said NetCompliance, Inc. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Krish Krishnan. "Given the power and scope of the Internet, it would not take much effort for a company to alert its employees nationwide via their computers about what is expected of them as a service provider, and also be able to track the progress of or lend assistance to those personnel to meet their daily regulatory obligations to the public," Krishnan said. Through its eComply(TM) technology engine, NetCompliance provides companies with a better, faster, and more affordable way to determine compliance needs, meet training requirements, obtain specialized products and services, and manage regulatory-related information to government agencies - all delivered by NetCompliance through the Internet and corporate Intranets. |
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