Merced Times

There were 21 companies in cities associated with Merced County, California, that received 21 FDA inspections in 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 50% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when 14 companies were inspected through 14 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 (76.2%). Five should take voluntary action to correct the organization's management operations (23.8%).

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
3 Machados Dairy, Inc.	Veterinary	08/01/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
A. V. Thomas Produce, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	05/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Andersen Nut Company	Food/Cosmetics	11/14/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
California Dairies - Los Banos, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	11/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Central California Tomato Growers Cooperative, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	05/19/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Classic Yam, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	05/16/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	09/12/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC	Veterinary	09/12/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Farinelli Enterprises	Veterinary	03/02/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Gallo Cattle Company LP	Food/Cosmetics	02/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Gallo Cattle Company LP	Veterinary	02/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Grandview Dairy	Veterinary	08/02/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Harris Woolf California Almonds	Food/Cosmetics	08/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
J. Marchini & Son, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	05/18/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
JS West Milling Company	Food/Cosmetics	05/25/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	05/02/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Liberty Packing Company, LLC.	Food/Cosmetics	07/18/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Live Oak Farms	Food/Cosmetics	05/18/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Mission Agent Resources, LLC	Veterinary	02/28/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Planada Milling	Veterinary	10/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Safeway Albertsons, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	03/06/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Sensient Natural Ingredients, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	05/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Thiara Orchards	Food/Cosmetics	08/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)