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How many companies in cities across Polk County received FDA citations in 2023?

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Dr. Christine S. Lee Acting Associate Commissioner for Minority Health and Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) in the Office of the Commissioner at the U.S. FDA | Official Website

Dr. Christine S. Lee Acting Associate Commissioner for Minority Health and Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) in the Office of the Commissioner at the U.S. FDA | Official Website

There were two companies in cities associated with Polk County that received FDA citations as a result of two inspections conducted in the county throughout 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 100% increase over the number of companies cited in the previous year.

The citations in the county include:

  • The quality control unit lacks the responsibility and authority to approve and reject all components, in process materials and drug products.
  • Reports of analysis from component suppliers are accepted in lieu of testing each component for conformity with all appropriate written specifications, without performing at least one specific identity test on each component and establishing the reliability of the supplier's analyses through appropriate validation of the supplier's test results at appropriate intervals.
  • Control procedures are not established which monitor the output and validate the performance of those manufacturing processes that may be responsible for causing variability in the characteristics of in-process material and the drug product.

Of the companies cited, one should take voluntary action to correct its managing operations (50%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (50%).

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 Within Polk County Cities and the Citations They Received in 2023
Company NameArea of BusinessInspection DateIssue Cited
Freelance Formulations, LLCDrugs02/08/2023Approve or reject components, products
Freelance Formulations, LLCDrugs02/08/2023Reports of Analysis (Components)
Freelance Formulations, LLCDrugs02/08/2023Control procedures to monitor and validate performance
We Make Vitamins, LLCFood and Cosmetics09/19/2023Equipment - controls - QC
We Make Vitamins, LLCFood and Cosmetics09/19/2023Specifications-component purity, strength, composition
We Make Vitamins, LLCFood and Cosmetics09/19/2023Specifications - identity, purity, strength, composition

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