South Chester Today

There were four companies in cities associated with Chester County that received FDA citations as a result of four inspections conducted in the county throughout 2024, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 20% decrease from the number of companies cited in the previous year.

The citations in the county include:

• During a field examination of food products at your facility the following were observed:.
• Your plant did not have adequate sanitary facilities and accommodations.
• You did not identify a process preventive control for a hazard when one was needed.

Most of the companies cited were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector.

Of the companies cited, three should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations (75%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (25%).

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.

Company Name	Area of Business	Inspection Date	Issue Cited
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.	Drugs	01/04/2024	Absence of Written Procedures
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.	Drugs	01/04/2024	Investigations of discrepancies, failures
Mompops	Food and Cosmetics	04/11/2024	Sanitary facilities and controls
Mompops	Food and Cosmetics	04/11/2024	Process preventive controls - Identify (Written)
P & L Bean Sprout Farm	Food and Cosmetics	03/12/2024	Food Field Exam
US Food Manufacturing	Food and Cosmetics	06/14/2024	Specifications - component identity
US Food Manufacturing	Food and Cosmetics	06/14/2024	Specifications-component purity, strength, composition
US Food Manufacturing	Food and Cosmetics	06/14/2024	Specifications - identity, purity, strength, composition
US Food Manufacturing	Food and Cosmetics	06/14/2024	Re-confirm certificate of analysis
US Food Manufacturing	Food and Cosmetics	06/14/2024	Specifications met - verify; finished batch
US Food Manufacturing	Food and Cosmetics	06/14/2024	Instructions; specifications; packaged, labeled
US Food Manufacturing	Food and Cosmetics	06/14/2024	Batch record - date, time; maintenance
US Food Manufacturing	Food and Cosmetics	06/14/2024	Batch record - yield
US Food Manufacturing	Food and Cosmetics	06/14/2024	Batch record - identifier; labels