Anne Arundel Today

There were two companies in a city associated with Howard County, Maryland, that received two FDA inspections in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 71.4% decrease from the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when seven companies received seven inspections.

The companies inspected were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector.

Both of the companies should take voluntary action 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	Result
Lancaster Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/30/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Lucky Fortune Cookies, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/12/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)