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United States Seeks Injunction Against a Baltimore, Maryland Food Processing and Distribution Facility

On February 5, 2003, the United States filed a Complaint for Permanent Injunction against SCT Corporation, doing business as Jeppi Nut Company, and Theodore Pavlos and Marina Lillie. An inspection by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that articles of food at three facilities were contaminated with rodent and insect filth and held under generally unsanitary conditions.

The Complaint alleges that the defendants have been operating three different facilities, 312 N. High Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 808 Low Street, Baltimore, Maryland, and 418 N. Colvin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, with numerous violative conditions. The Complaint outlines FDA's observations of egregious unsanitary conditions on food products and food packaging. FDA also observed violations involving food processing equipment and various structural defects that provided rodent entry points.

Because the firm repeatedly ignored the FDA's warnings to take corrective action, the agency has filed a complaint for permanent injunction.

The government is seeking to permanently restrain the defendants from conducting any food processing and distribution from their facilities until they take action to permanently correct their violations.

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