FDA conducted inspections of 7 companies in cities located in Kern County in Q1

There were seven companies in cities associated with Kern County, California, that received seven FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2026, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 75% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when four companies received five inspections.

Most of the companies inspected at the time operate in the Food and Cosmetics sector. The second most common type of company inspected worked in the Biologics sector.

All of the companies were in line with FDA regulations, and don’t need to adjust their managing operations or regulatory/administrative actions.

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 and quality.

Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.