West Ventura News

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

This is a 25% increase over the number of companies cited in the previous quarter.

Of the 12 citations issued, the most common citations were 'An onsite audit of a foreign supplier did not consider an applicable food safety regulation' and 'You did not implement your sanitation preventive control, monitoring and corrective action procedures'.

Most 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
Bobalu, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/30/2023	Document review entity's hazard analysis
Bobalu, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/30/2023	Evaluation - performance, risk
Bobalu, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/30/2023	Approved supplier procedures - importer established
Bobalu, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/30/2023	Verification activity - appropriate
Bobalu, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/30/2023	Audit - food safety regulation, plan
Calavo Growers, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/31/2023	Audit - food safety regulation, plan
Gills Onions, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/22/2023	Sanitation preventive controls - Implement
Gills Onions, LLC	Veterinary	11/22/2023	Sanitation preventive controls - Implement
Natren, Inc.	Drugs	11/02/2023	Approve or reject components, products
Natren, Inc.	Drugs	11/02/2023	Components withheld from use pending release
Natren, Inc.	Drugs	11/02/2023	Homeopathic drugs, assessment of stability
WJL Distributors, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/27/2023	Develop FSVP