How many companies in cities across Rockwall County received FDA citations in 2024?

There were 21 companies in cities associated with Rockwall County that received FDA citations as a result of 22 inspections conducted in the county throughout 2024, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 4.5% decrease from the number of companies cited in the previous year.

Of the 69 citations issued, the most common citations include:

• You did not document that you conducted an evaluation or reviewed and assessed an evaluation conducted by another entity to determine a foreign supplier’s performance and the risk posed by a food.
• A process whose results cannot be fully verified by subsequent inspection and test has not been adequately validated according to established procedures.
• Your plant did not have adequate sanitary facilities and accommodations.

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 the Biologics sector.

Of the companies cited, 19 should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations (90.5%). Additionally, two companies had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (9.5%).

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.