FDA Shuts Louisville Food Distributor Over Rodent Infestation

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has shut down Pan-African Food Distributors Inc., a Louisville-based company, after discovering an active rodent infestation and rodent droppings on more than 30 product containers in its distribution center. The recall affects a wide range of products including infant cereals, baking ingredients, and various shelf-stable foods such as maize flour, cassava flour, and fortified corn soya blends. Consumers are urged not to eat, sell, or serve any products distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors and to discard any they may have, while also sanitizing surfaces that may have been in contact. The contaminated products pose serious health risks including leptospirosis, hantavirus infection, salmonellosis, yersiniosis, E.coli infection, and rat-bite fever. The company will remain closed until the infestation is fully addressed, and the FDA continues to update the list of affected items as the investigation progresses. Health officials advise those experiencing symptoms after consuming these products to seek medical attention promptly.