South Bay Leader

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

This is a 50% increase over the number of companies cited in the previous month.

The citations in the county include:

• You did not develop an FSVP.
• You did not document your review and assessment of a hazard analysis conducted by another entity.
• You did not document that you conducted an evaluation or reviewed and assessed an evaluation conducted by another entity to determine a foreign supplier's performance and the risk posed by a food.

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
Ariza Global Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/12/2024	Sanitary operations - Plant maintenance
Ariza Global Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/12/2024	Hazard analysis - Identification of hazard
Ariza Global Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/12/2024	Process preventive controls - Implement
Ariza Global Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/12/2024	Sanitation preventive controls - Identify (Written)
Ariza Global Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/12/2024	Food safety plan - Signing
Ariza Global Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/12/2024	Supply-chain program - Establish
Field Fresh Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/16/2024	Equipment and utensils - Design and maintenance
Malabar Food Products, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	08/07/2024	Develop FSVP
Malabar Food Products, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	08/07/2024	Document review entity's hazard analysis
Malabar Food Products, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	08/07/2024	Evaluation - performance, risk
Malabar Food Products, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	08/07/2024	Supplier verification - establish written procedures