FDA reports gross violations at Georgetown donut bakery

“Serious violations” – those two words say it all regarding a website posting by the Food and Drug Administration regarding a Seattle donut bakery.

The FDA cited the Donut Factory in Georgetown for health violations that include finding live flies and snails along with numerous rat droppings, hair and nests near food products.

Inspectors found signs of rodent infestation – hair or droppings – near donut mix and buckets of apple filling and maple icing; on top of an unused fryer and a ventilation hood; and on the steps to a break room.

The owner told an investigator last year that employees didn’t wash utensils, pots and racks with soap, because it would “alter the taste of the product.”

The status of the Donut Factory – and distribution of their products – is unclear.