Foster Farms announced Sunday that they would be closing their Livingston, Calif. plant once again following a recent cockroach infestation clean-up, "voluntarily and temporarily" suspending their operations, The Associated Press reports.
On Jan. 8, the Livingston plant was closed after inspectors found five different instances of cockroach infestations over the course of four months, just three months after inspectors threatened to shut down Livingston and two Foster Farms plants in Fresno for salmonella issues. Last year, two salmonella-related food poisoning outbreaks were linked to Foster Farms, including an "ongoing outbreak that has sickened at least 416 people in 23 states and Puerto Rico," according to NBC News.
While Foster Farms reopened over the weekend, the company said in a statement Sunday that they were "exercising vigilance" by making the decision to shut down operations for several more days "to dedicate additional time to ensuring [the Livingston plant] preventative plan is fully realized with the most effective technology and treatments available."
All suspensions have been lifted and officials will monitor the plant once it reopens, as USDA Food Safety and Inspection officials announced Monday.
The company has not issued any recalls for tainted chicken products, as they say that none were affected in the recent clean-up.
