How many companies in cities in Pinellas County received FDA inspections in 2023?

There were 32 companies in cities associated with Pinellas County, Florida, that received 32 FDA inspections in 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 33.3% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when 24 companies were inspected through 24 inspections.

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

There were 16 companies in line with FDA regulations who don’t need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (50%). 15 should take voluntary action to correct the organization’s management operations (46.9%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (3.1%).

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.