Inspectors visited Whole Foods in Everett, Massachusetts, in February, the results weren't pretty.
Inspectors found pipes dripping on food, bacteria on the walls, and employees preparing meals without washing their hands
Health officials reported this back in March but Whole Foods response was 'inadequate'
And now they have 15 days to correct the violations.
Inspectors wrote a letter to Whole Foods outlining 'serious violations' of public health standards in Everett, Massachusetts.
When officials inspected the center - which packs food for many of the Whole Foods supermarkets, they found condensation dripped from ceiling pipes onto work surfaces where food was prepared.
The germ Listeria was also on the walls.
And they report that employees did not wash their hands or change gloves between projects.
Ready-to-eat foods were left under dripping pipes included egg salad, mushroom quesadilla, cous cous, pesto pasta, vegetables, and quinoa cakes, the letter dated June 8 reports.
The June 8 letter reads:
'Your firm failed to take proper precautions to protect food and food-contact surfaces from contamination with chemicals, filth and extraneous materials.'
This screen shot above is from video shot during a training session at the Whole Foods factory kitchen where FDA inspectors found Listeria.
Representatives for Whole Foods said they have addressed and corrected each of the issues in the FDA letter.
"The thorough and tangible steps that were taken in the North Atlantic Kitchen to address each of these points were not reflected in the FDA's follow-up letter, and we have contacted them to discuss the matter," Whole Foods Market Inc. said Tuesday.
