Agriculture your username January 19, 2021 On Thursday, the Eastern District of Washington issued a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction in a lawsuit filed by the United States against juice producer Valley Processing, Inc. and its owner, who were accused of selling juice in unsanitary conditions. The company, which provides juice to schools for lunch programs, was ordered to destroy all of its products within 270 days of the decree and update the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its progress. The lawsuit, which was filed in November, accused the company of producing and selling contaminated juice products and reported that the FDA had found dead and live animals within the facility and 10 year-old grape juice concentrate being stored outside, which was contaminated with mold. The company, which provides almost 3 million servings of apple juice to schools and sells pear and grape juice in California and other states, was accused of not controlling molds that grow on apples and pears and re-using barrels with sludge and old juice at the bottom.