Monterey Times

There were 25 companies in cities associated with Monterey County, California, that received 30 FDA inspections in the third quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 31.6% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when 19 companies received 19 inspections.

Most of the companies inspected at the time were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector. The second most common type of company inspected worked in the Veterinary sector.

There were 23 companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (92%). One should take voluntary action to correct the organization's management operations (4%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (4%).

The FDA routinely inspects facilities across the nation to determine if the workplace and their products are compliant with FDA-regulated laws and regulations implemented to improve overall public health. Inspection results are then disclosed publicly.

The FDA is a government agency that is primarily responsible for monitoring the production and distribution of human and animal drugs, biological products, medical supplies and tobacco products for safety quality, according to its website.

Company Name	Area of Business	Inspection Date	Result
B. C. Systems, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
B. C. Systems, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/28/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
California Artichoke and Vegetable Growers, Corp.	Food and Cosmetics	08/01/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Challenge Dairy Products - Monterey	Food and Cosmetics	07/26/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Christensen & Giannini, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	09/26/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Coastal Cooling, LLC.	Food and Cosmetics	08/22/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Cold Valley Farms, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	09/25/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
D'Arrigo Bros. Company of California	Food and Cosmetics	08/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Dandy Cooling Company, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	08/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/09/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/20/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/07/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Drew-Massa Cooling, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Farmer Brothers Company	Food and Cosmetics	07/25/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
G & H Farms, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	09/28/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Hanbit Enterprises, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	07/26/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Hanbit Enterprises, Inc.	Veterinary	07/26/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Happy Dog Food	Veterinary	09/05/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Logix Biosciences, Inc.	Drugs	08/11/2023	Official Action Indicated (OAI)
Mastronardi Produce - West, LLC.	Food and Cosmetics	07/24/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Merrill Farms	Food and Cosmetics	09/07/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
O. P. Murphy & Sons	Food and Cosmetics	09/22/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Pepperidge Farm Salinas, CA Snacks Depot	Food and Cosmetics	08/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Sabor Farms, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	07/13/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Silva Farms, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	09/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
South County Packing, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/16/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Taylor Farms California, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Taylor Farms California, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/26/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Taylor Farms Retail, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/29/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Watsonville Produce, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	07/06/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)