Sunshine Sentinel

In the third quarter of 2023, 99 Food and Cosmetics companies received 107 FDA inspections in Florida, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This was the highest number of inspections per type of company made by the FDA in Florida, equalling 55.2% of all inspections in the third quarter of 2023.

Of all the Florida companies involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector, Lipo Naturals, LLC received the most citations from the FDA in the third quarter of 2023.

The FDA routinely inspects facilities across the nation to determine if the workplaces and their products are compliant with FDA-regulated laws and regulations implemented to improve overall public health. Inspection results are then disclosed publicly for businesses to consistently make smarter business decisions for the future.

The FDA is a government agency primarily responsible for monitoring the manufacturing and distribution of human and animal drugs, biological products, medical supplies and tobacco products for safety quality, according to its website.

Project Area	No Action Indicated	Voluntary Action Indicated	Official Action Indicated
Bioresearch Monitoring	15	2	--
Blood and Blood Products	10	--	--
Compliance: Devices	14	11	--
Drug Quality Assurance	2	3	3
Food Composition, Standards, Labeling and Econ	24	14	1
Foodborne Biological Hazards	50	26	2
Human Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies	2	--	--
Monitoring of Marketed Animal Drugs, Feed, and Devices	12	11	1
Postmarket Assurance: Devices	18	6	--
Technical Assistance: Food and Cosmetics	19	2	--