Licking Today

There were eight companies in cities associated with Licking County, Ohio, that received nine FDA inspections in 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 33.3% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when six companies were inspected through six inspections.

Most of the companies inspected were involved in the Food/Cosmetics sector. The second most common type of company inspected in the time period worked in the Veterinary sector.

There were five companies in line with FDA regulations who don’t need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. Three should take voluntary action to correct the organization's management operations. Additionally, one company 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	Result
Accel, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	01/27/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
American National Red Cross	Biologics	05/30/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
D R Small, LLC	Veterinary	05/10/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Gushen America, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	03/24/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Nat2, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	08/02/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Rocky Fork Formulas, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	08/30/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Schwebel Baking Company	Food/Cosmetics	09/29/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Schwebel Baking Company	Food/Cosmetics	02/03/2023	Official Action Indicated (OAI)
Schwebel Baking Company	Veterinary	02/03/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Velvet Ice Cream Company	Food/Cosmetics	11/28/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)