Kern County Times

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

This is a 100% increase over the number of companies cited in the previous year.

Of the 14 citations issued, the most common citation was 'You offered food-producing animal(s) for interstate commerce that was found to bear or contain a drug residue in an edible tissue above an established safe level, safe concentration, or tolerance'.

Most of the companies cited were involved in the Veterinary sector.

Of the companies cited, five should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations (83.3%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (16.7%).

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
Bidart Dairy II, LLC	Veterinary	05/23/2023	Introduction/delivery into IS - illegal drug residue
Boschma and Sons Dairy	Veterinary	08/24/2023	Introduction/delivery into IS - illegal drug residue
Laumiere Gourmet Fruits Company, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	04/06/2023	Personnel
Laumiere Gourmet Fruits Company, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	04/06/2023	Manufacturing, processing, packing, holding - Controls
NV Pets Sales and Marketing	Veterinary	09/21/2023	Develop FSVP
Precision Equine, LLC	Veterinary	09/22/2023	Approve or reject components, products
Precision Equine, LLC	Veterinary	09/22/2023	Cleaning / Sanitizing / Maintenance
Precision Equine, LLC	Veterinary	09/22/2023	Component written specification
Precision Equine, LLC	Veterinary	09/22/2023	Procedures for sterile drug products
Precision Equine, LLC	Veterinary	09/22/2023	Testing and release for distribution
Precision Equine, LLC	Veterinary	09/22/2023	Microbiological testing
Precision Equine, LLC	Veterinary	09/22/2023	Lack of written stability program
Precision Equine, LLC	Veterinary	09/22/2023	No written record of investigation
Vanguard Direct, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/30/2023	Hazard analysis written