How many companies in cities across Indian River County received FDA citations in July?

There was one company in a city associated with Indian River County that received FDA citations as a result of one inspection conducted in the county in July, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is an increase over the number of companies cited in the previous month.

The citations in the county include:

• You do not have or have not implemented a sanitation standard operating procedure that addresses sanitation conditions and practices before, during and after processing.
• In evaluating what food hazards are reasonably likely to occur, you did not consider unlawful pesticide residues.
• Your HACCP plan does not list the verification frequencies that have been developed to ensure that the HACCP plan is being implemented.

The company cited should take a voluntary action to correct its 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.

According to its website, 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.