June 7/Washington/Food and Drug Adminstration Documents and Publications -- Lifesoy Inc., a San Diego-based manufacturer of ready-to-eat soy products cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for preparing, packing, and holding articles of food under insanitary conditions, has entered into a consent decree of permanent injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The consent decree requires Lifesoy to stop manufacturing and distributing food products until the company registers with the FDA and complies with federal laws regarding sanitary practices. Lifesoy made sweetened and unsweetened soy milk, fried tofu, fresh tofu, soybean pudding and other soy products for human consumption. The government's complaint further alleges that Lifesoy did not hold and store the foods under proper refrigeration conditions to prevent the growth of microorganisms.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey T. Miller entered a consent decree of permanent injunction on June 2, 2010, against the company, and its owner, Long H. Lai. The consent decree permanently restrains and enjoins Lifesoy and Lai from directly or indirectly receiving, preparing, processing, packing, holding and distributing any article of food, unless and until they come into compliance with the terms of the consent decree and the law.