Upside Foods and GOOD Meat received a Grant of Inspection from the USDA.

FSIS was notified by an import broker.

An investment of $320 million will be distributed across 19 states.

Consumer complaints about extraneous materials alerted the company to the problem.

The products may be contaminated with extraneous materials, FSIS said.

The agency’s efforts will focus on substantiating antibiotics claims.

About 200 lbs of the product were suspected of being mislabeled. 

The company allegedly defrauded customers by using a USDA mark of inspection without authorization.

Eighteen scientists will integrate their research to better identify trends and threats of Salmonella.

Roberto Adams was an agency animal health technician in Texas.