How many FDA citations were issued in cities within Collin County in Q4 2023

There were eight companies in cities associated with Collin County that received FDA citations as a result of eight 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 a 46.7% decrease from the number of companies cited in the previous quarter.

The citations in the county include:

• Donor testing of HCT/P donors considered eligible was not negative or nonreactive for relevant communicable disease agents.
• Documentation of the donor-eligibility determination and the date of the donor-eligibility determination was not maintained.
• Donors were not screened by a review of relevant medical records for risk factors of communicable disease agents and diseases.

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

Of the companies cited, seven should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations (87.5%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (12.5%).

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.