Cedar Rapids Today

There were 12 companies in cities associated with Linn County, Iowa, that received 12 FDA inspections in 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 20% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when 10 companies were inspected through 10 inspections.

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

There were 10 companies in line with FDA regulations who don’t need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (83.3%). Two should take voluntary action to correct the organization's management operations (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	Result
Dental Prosthetic Services, Inc.	Devices	04/20/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Eastern Iowa Airport	Food/Cosmetics	07/19/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Eco Lips, Inc.	Drugs	07/14/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Envoy Air	Food/Cosmetics	07/18/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
General Mills, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	11/16/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
ImpactLife	Biologics	05/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Ingredion, Inc.	Veterinary	02/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Jay A. Carson	Veterinary	02/07/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	03/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Signature Flight Support	Food/Cosmetics	07/18/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Steve J Popelar	Veterinary	02/07/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Unifi Services	Food/Cosmetics	07/18/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)