SACRAMENTO- A Sacramento area couple and their adult son are under investigation for allegedly selling illegal foreign pharmaceuticals and prescription drugs, along with suspected counterfeit clothing at three area businesses. On June 21, 2016, more than 50 agents and investigators from the California Department of Public Health Food and Drug Branch, Franchise Tax Board, Department […]
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CSLEA / CAFDI Members Assist with in Collecting Unused & Unwanted Prescription Drugs
SACRAMENTO- On Saturday, September 26, 2015, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Director and California Association of Food & Drug Investigators (CAFDI) President George Tiongson joined five CSLEA/CAFDI members who volunteered their time to staff collection sites for the 10th annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back event. “Safe disposal sites were set up in communities across […]
State Investigation Leads To $19.4 Million In Food Safety Settlement
After an intense year-long, statewide investigation by nearly a dozen California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the giant food distribution company Sysco Corporation will pay nearly $20 million dollars in restitution, penalties and costs for illegally and unsafely storing meat, milk, eggs and […]
Food Stored In Outdoor Storage Sheds – Then Delivered To Restaurants
When California Department of Public Health (CDPH) investigators saw a whistleblower’s account about Sysco Food storing meat, milk and produce in outdoor San Francisco Bay Area storage units that are meant for household items like furniture and garage items, they immediately stepped in. “We immediately dispatched investigators to all the sheds,” said George Tiongson. Tiongson […]
