West Ventura News

There were 10 companies in cities associated with Ventura County that received FDA citations as a result of 10 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 25 citations issued, the most common citation was 'You did not exclude pests from your food plant to protect against contamination of food'.

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
Organic America, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	07/21/2023	Personnel
Organic America, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	07/21/2023	Plant construction and design
Organic America, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	07/21/2023	Sanitary operations - Plant maintenance
Organic America, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	07/21/2023	Pest control
Steve's Grocery Distributing	Food and Cosmetics	06/07/2023	Qualifications of individuals
Steve's Grocery Distributing	Food and Cosmetics	06/07/2023	Sanitary operations - Plant maintenance
Steve's Grocery Distributing	Food and Cosmetics	06/07/2023	Pest control
The Kitchen Garden Company, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	09/20/2023	Personnel
The Kitchen Garden Company, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	09/20/2023	Sanitary operations - Plant sanitation
The Kitchen Garden Company, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	09/20/2023	Storage and Distribution
The Villa Park Orchards Association	Food and Cosmetics	07/19/2023	Pest control
Tradewind Seafood, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/07/2023	Verification procedures - adequacy
Tradewind Seafood, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	09/07/2023	Lack of records
WJL Distributors, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/27/2023	Develop FSVP