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There was one company in a city associated with Polk County that received FDA citations as a result of one inspection conducted in the county over the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is an increase over the number of companies cited in the previous quarter.

The citations in the county include:

• You did not process a food in conformity with at least the scheduled process filed with FDA.
• When a process operation deviated from the scheduled process or the equilibrium pH of the finished product was higher than 4.6, you did not fully reprocess the food by a process established by a competent processing authority as adequate to ensure a safe product; or thermally process the food as required for low-acid food; or set aside the food for further evaluation as to any potential public health significance.
• You did not implement your process preventive control, monitoring and verification procedures.

The company cited had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions.

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
Midwest Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	12/13/2023	Process adherence
Midwest Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	12/13/2023	Process deviation
Midwest Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	12/13/2023	Process preventive controls - Implement