Kern County Times

There were 13 companies in cities associated with Kern County, California, that received 13 FDA inspections in the second quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 333.3% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when three companies received three inspections.

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

There were 11 companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (84.6%). Two should take voluntary action to correct their management operations (15.4%).

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 and Cosmetics	05/19/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Bidart Dairy II, LLC	Veterinary	05/23/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
BlueTriton Brands	Food and Cosmetics	05/16/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
CJ Logistics America, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	04/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
District 3PL	Food and Cosmetics	05/11/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Grimmway Farms - David Road	Food and Cosmetics	05/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
JimmyAsh, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	05/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Kern Ridge Growers, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	04/04/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Kern Ridge Growers, LLC	Veterinary	04/04/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Laumiere Gourmet Fruits Company, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	04/06/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Schwan's Food Service	Food and Cosmetics	05/18/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Smith & Sons Ranch	Food and Cosmetics	06/27/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
United States Cold Storage Of California	Food and Cosmetics	05/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, LLC.	Food and Cosmetics	06/27/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)