Merced Times

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

This is a 400% increase over the number of companies cited in the previous year.

Of the 11 citations issued, the most common citations were 'Your extralabel use of an approved human or animal drug caused a residue above an established safe level, safe concentration, or tolerance' and 'You did not maintain complete treatment records'.

Most of the companies cited were involved in the Veterinary sector.

All of the companies cited should take voluntary actions to correct their managing 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	Issue Cited
3 Machados Dairy, Inc.	Veterinary	08/01/2023	Prescribed directions - not followed
3 Machados Dairy, Inc.	Veterinary	08/01/2023	ELDU - producer causes Illegal drug residue
3 Machados Dairy, Inc.	Veterinary	08/01/2023	Record keeping
Farinelli Enterprises	Veterinary	03/02/2023	Introduction/delivery into IS - illegal drug residue
Farinelli Enterprises	Veterinary	03/02/2023	Individual identity of animal(s)
Grandview Dairy	Veterinary	08/02/2023	ELDU - producer causes Illegal drug residue
Grandview Dairy	Veterinary	08/02/2023	Record keeping
Liberty Packing Company, LLC.	Food and Cosmetics	07/18/2023	Cleaning and sanitizing substances - Safe and adequate
Liberty Packing Company, LLC.	Food and Cosmetics	07/18/2023	Hazard analysis - Conducted
Mission Agent Resources, LLC	Veterinary	02/28/2023	Distribution of feed not in conformance with lawful VFD
Mission Agent Resources, LLC	Veterinary	02/28/2023	Distributor notification