Kern County Times

There were 25 companies in cities associated with Kern County, California, that received 25 FDA inspections in 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 212.5% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when eight companies were inspected through eight inspections.

Most of the companies inspected were involved in the Food/Cosmetics sector. The second most common type of company inspected in the time period worked in the Veterinary sector.

There were 20 companies in line with FDA regulations who don’t need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (80%). Five should take voluntary action to correct the organization's management operations (20%).

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	Result
Allied Potato, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	05/19/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Alpha Wholesale Produce, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	09/12/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Bidart Dairy II, LLC	Veterinary	05/23/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
BlueTriton Brands	Food/Cosmetics	05/16/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Boschma and Sons Dairy	Veterinary	08/24/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
CJ Logistics America, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	04/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
District 3PL	Food/Cosmetics	05/11/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	03/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Frito-Lay North America, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	11/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Grimmway Farms - David Road	Food/Cosmetics	05/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
JimmyAsh, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	05/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Kern Ridge Growers, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	04/04/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Kern Ridge Growers, LLC	Veterinary	04/04/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Kern Ridge Growers, LLC.	Food/Cosmetics	03/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Laumiere Gourmet Fruits Company, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	04/06/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
NV Pets Sales and Marketing	Veterinary	09/21/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Pyrenee's French Bakery, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	08/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	08/09/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Schwan's Food Service	Food/Cosmetics	05/18/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Smith & Sons Ranch	Food/Cosmetics	06/27/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Sunmet Cold Storage, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	09/12/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Sunview Cold Storage	Food/Cosmetics	09/11/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Supreme Almonds of California, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	11/07/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
United States Cold Storage Of California	Food/Cosmetics	05/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Vanguard Direct, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	01/30/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, LLC.	Food/Cosmetics	06/27/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)