How many companies in cities across Los Angeles County received FDA citations in Q1?

There were 23 companies in cities associated with Los Angeles County that received FDA citations as a result of 23 inspections conducted in the county over the first quarter of 2025, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 4.2% decrease from the number of companies cited in the previous quarter.

Of the 67 citations issued, the most common citations include:

• You did not develop an FSVP.
• Your hazard analysis did not identify a hazard that required a preventive control.
• Your written supply-chain program does not provide assurance that a hazard requiring a supply-chain-applied control has been significantly minimized or prevented.

Most of the companies cited were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector. The second most common type of company cited in the time period worked in either Drugs or Biologics sectors.

Of the companies cited, 20 should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations (87%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (4.3%).

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.