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SOURCE: CNN Money
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200805201020DOWJONESDJONLINE000396_FORTUNE5.htm
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to a unit of Skywest Inc. (SKYW), Atlantic Southeast Airlines, saying it found equipment at the company's Wichita, Kan., watering plant that wasn't properly sanitized.
The FDA said inspections on March 6 and March 7 found sediment, including paint chips, in a water container at the Mid-Continent Airport that is used to supply drinking water to Delta Connection airplanes. (Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) has agreements with certain regional carriers to assist them with scheduling flights. Delta refers to these regional carriers as Delta Connection carriers.)
"This presence of sediment indicates that the water cart is not adequately maintained, flushed and sanitized with sufficient frequency to ensure potable water is delivered to the aircraft," the FDA said in its May 2 letter, according to a copy of the letter on the agency's Web site.
The FDA classified the water facility as provisional, meaning Atlantic Southeast Airlines can still operate the facility but needs to correct the violations. The company has 15 days to respond to the FDA detailing what measures it has taken to correct the actions. The FDA will re-inspect the facility and if the violations aren't corrected the plant will be classified as "Non-Approved" for carrier use.
SOURCE: CNN Money
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200805201020DOWJONESDJONLINE000396_FORTUNE5.htm
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to a unit of Skywest Inc. (SKYW), Atlantic Southeast Airlines, saying it found equipment at the company's Wichita, Kan., watering plant that wasn't properly sanitized.
The FDA said inspections on March 6 and March 7 found sediment, including paint chips, in a water container at the Mid-Continent Airport that is used to supply drinking water to Delta Connection airplanes. (Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) has agreements with certain regional carriers to assist them with scheduling flights. Delta refers to these regional carriers as Delta Connection carriers.)
"This presence of sediment indicates that the water cart is not adequately maintained, flushed and sanitized with sufficient frequency to ensure potable water is delivered to the aircraft," the FDA said in its May 2 letter, according to a copy of the letter on the agency's Web site.
The FDA classified the water facility as provisional, meaning Atlantic Southeast Airlines can still operate the facility but needs to correct the violations. The company has 15 days to respond to the FDA detailing what measures it has taken to correct the actions. The FDA will re-inspect the facility and if the violations aren't corrected the plant will be classified as "Non-Approved" for carrier use.
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