How many companies in cities in Dakota County received FDA inspections in 2023?

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By Dakota Times

Mar 28, 2024

There were 23 companies in cities associated with Dakota County, Minnesota, that received 23 FDA inspections in 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 35.3% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when 17 companies were inspected through 18 inspections.

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

There were 16 companies in line with FDA regulations who don’t need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (69.6%). Five should take voluntary action to correct the organization's management operations (21.7%). Additionally, two companies had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (8.7%).

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.

Companies Located in Cities Within Dakota County and Their Inspection Results

Company Name	Area of Business	Inspection Date	Result
ABMRC, LLC	Devices	07/27/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Agila Corporation	Veterinary	09/12/2023	Official Action Indicated (OAI)
Amano International Imports, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	06/02/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Apothecary Products, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	05/09/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Arctic Glacier USA, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	02/01/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Bell International Laboratories, Inc.	Drugs	09/19/2023	Official Action Indicated (OAI)
Bimbo Bakeries-South Saint Paul	Food/Cosmetics	08/07/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Brill, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	06/28/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
C P Flexible Packaging	Food/Cosmetics	10/10/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Catallia Mexican Foods, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	09/25/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Cut Fruit Express, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	12/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Farmers Mill & Elevator, Inc.	Veterinary	02/28/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Gedney Foods Product, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	09/21/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	04/20/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Gregory's Foods, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	02/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Lipari Foods	Food/Cosmetics	01/24/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Post Consumer Brands - NFL DC So, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	01/09/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Post Consumer Brands, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	03/06/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Post Consumer Brands, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	02/09/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Post Consumer Brands, LLC	Veterinary	02/09/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Quality Ingredients Corporation	Food/Cosmetics	12/01/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Sushi Avenue, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	07/24/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Twin CityTanning, LLP	Food/Cosmetics	09/14/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Twin CityTanning, LLP	Veterinary	09/14/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Upper Lakes Foods	Food/Cosmetics	09/27/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)