Anne Arundel Today

There were two companies in a city associated with Howard County that received FDA citations as a result of two 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 unchanged from the number of companies cited in the previous quarter.

The citations in the county include:

• You did not conduct operations under conditions and controls necessary to minimize the potential for contamination of food.
• You did not take a reasonable measure or precaution related to personnel practices.
• Your equipment and utensils were not designed and constructed to be adequately cleaned or maintained to protect against contamination.

Both 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
Lancaster Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/30/2023	Manufacturing, processing, packing, holding - Controls
Lucky Fortune Cookies, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/12/2023	Personnel
Lucky Fortune Cookies, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/12/2023	Equipment and utensils - Design and maintenance