Merced Times

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

This is a 25% decrease from the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when eight companies received eight 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 three companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. Three should take voluntary action to correct their management operations.

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)
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	09/12/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Dole Packaged Foods, LLC	Veterinary	09/12/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Grandview Dairy	Veterinary	08/02/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Harris Woolf California Almonds	Food and Cosmetics	08/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Liberty Packing Company, LLC.	Food and Cosmetics	07/18/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Thiara Orchards	Food and Cosmetics	08/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)