East Montgomery Times

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

This is a 25% decrease from the number of companies cited in the previous year.

Of the 28 citations issued, the most common citations were 'You did not identify a process preventive control for a hazard when one was needed' and 'Equipment used in the manufacture, processing, packing or holding of drug products is not of appropriate design to facilitate operations for its intended use'.

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 the Drugs sector.

Of the companies cited, eight should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations (88.9%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (11.1%).

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
Carbonator Rental Service, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	02/03/2023	Sanitary operations - Plant sanitation
Cho & So, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	07/21/2023	Qualifications of individuals
Cho & So, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	07/21/2023	Cleaning and sanitizing substances - Safe and adequate
Cho & So, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	07/21/2023	Pest control
Medical Products Laboratories, Inc.	Drugs	07/13/2023	Equipment Design, Size and Location
Medical Products Laboratories, Inc.	Veterinary	07/13/2023	Equipment Design, Size and Location
Moshe's Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	08/10/2023	Personnel
National Chemical Laboratories	Drugs	05/26/2023	Procedures not in writing, fully followed
National Chemical Laboratories	Drugs	05/26/2023	Sanitation--buildings not clean, free of infestation
National Chemical Laboratories	Drugs	05/26/2023	Cleaning / Sanitizing / Maintenance
National Chemical Laboratories	Drugs	05/26/2023	Establish reliability of supplier's C of A
National Chemical Laboratories	Drugs	05/26/2023	Absence of Written Procedures
National Chemical Laboratories	Drugs	05/26/2023	Lack of written stability program
P&S Ravioli Company	Food and Cosmetics	08/04/2023	Sanitation of food-contact surfaces - Frequency
P&S Ravioli Company	Food and Cosmetics	08/04/2023	Plant operations - Precautions
P&S Ravioli Company	Food and Cosmetics	08/04/2023	Manufacturing, processing, packing, holding - Controls
P&S Ravioli Company	Food and Cosmetics	08/04/2023	Hazard analysis - Identification of hazard
P&S Ravioli Company	Food and Cosmetics	08/04/2023	Process preventive controls - Identify (Written)
P&S Ravioli Company	Food and Cosmetics	08/04/2023	Supply-chain program - Establish
P&S Ravioli Company	Food and Cosmetics	08/04/2023	HACCP plan implementation
Quaker Valley Foods	Food and Cosmetics	08/24/2023	Critical control points
Quaker Valley Foods	Food and Cosmetics	08/24/2023	Critical limits
Quaker Valley Foods	Food and Cosmetics	08/24/2023	Corrective action per predetermined plan
Quaker Valley Foods	Food and Cosmetics	08/24/2023	Calibration - adequacy
Ray's Snacks, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	02/10/2023	Qualifications of individuals
Ray's Snacks, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	02/10/2023	Process preventive controls - Identify (Written)
Sahara Enterprise, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/14/2023	Hazard analysis written
Sahara Enterprise, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/14/2023	Verification activity assurance