Zomick's: Our Bakery a 'Model For Food Safety'

The internationally known kosher bakery Zomick’s is refuting claims of a major pest problem that has plagued the company’s Inwood factory since 2005, stating that it is a “model for food safety.”

Records from the state's Department of Agriculture and Markets obtained by Patch state that inspectors have found vermin including cockroaches, beetles, mice and flies at the Inwood location.

Zomick’s said in a statement Friday that the pest problem is a thing of the past and that there have only been “a few isolated incidents years ago." 

However, according to the state, the bakery has failed 10 of its last 17 inspections, including most recently on Oct. 4 2012.

Found on the Oct. 4 inspection were 15-20 live cockroaches in various areas of the factory and “10-15 live grain beetles were observed on the exteriors of bags of infested corn meal in the storage area.”

In June of 2012, Zomick’s said it voluntarily brought in inspectors from the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF), a not-for-profit accredited third party certification agency.

“[NSF’s] review of our procedures to safeguard public health and safety passed with flying colors,” Zomick’s said in a statement.

• Approximately 20 pounds of bulk baking powder
• Approximately 10 pounds of bulk bread flour
• Approximately 10 pounds of bulk wheat gluten

Complete Inspection History