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Bernardo Farms, LLC, a papaya producer in Hawaii, was found to have produced adulterated produce prepared under insanitary conditions in violation of the FDA's Produce Safety regulation (21 CFR Part 112). During an April 2024 inspection, investigators identified critical violations including the failure to provide adequate toilet facilities readily accessible to growing and harvesting areas, with the company's employees instead urinating in adjacent windbreak areas and relying on off-site public restrooms. The farm's papayas were deemed adulterated due to potential contamination with filth and possible injury to public health resulting from these insanitary conditions.