Howard County News

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

This is a 66.7% increase over the number of companies cited in the previous year.

Of the eight citations issued, the most common citation was 'You did not develop an FSVP'.

All of the companies cited were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector.

All of the companies cited should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations.

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
Eight P CPL, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	04/07/2023	Hazard analysis - Identification of hazard
Eight P CPL, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	04/07/2023	Process preventive controls - Implement
Eight P CPL, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	04/07/2023	Supply-chain program - Assurance (Adequate)
Lancaster Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/30/2023	Manufacturing, processing, packing, holding - Controls
Lucky Fortune Cookies, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/12/2023	Personnel
Lucky Fortune Cookies, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/12/2023	Equipment and utensils - Design and maintenance
Sapna Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/19/2023	Develop FSVP
Triangle Quality Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	08/01/2023	Develop FSVP