PHX Reporter

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

This is a 200% increase over the number of companies cited in the previous month.

The citations in the county include:

• You did not establish an identity specification for each component.
• You did not establish component specifications for purity, strength and composition.
• You did not establish product specifications for the of the finished dietary supplement.

All of the companies cited were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector.

Of the companies cited, three should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations. Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (33.3%).

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
Adept Life Science, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/25/2024	Specifications - component identity
Adept Life Science, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/25/2024	Specifications-component purity, strength, composition
Adept Life Science, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/25/2024	Specifications - identity, purity, strength, composition
Adept Life Science, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/25/2024	Processes, specifications, written procedures
Adept Life Science, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/25/2024	QC operations - master manufacturing record, modifications
Adept Life Science, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/25/2024	Quality control operations - batch production records
Adept Life Science, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/25/2024	Quality control - components, identity specifications
Adept Life Science, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/25/2024	Master manufacturing record - each batch
Adept Life Science, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/25/2024	Batch record - complete
Elote Blanco Mexicano, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2024	Hazard analysis biological, chemical, physical
Elote Blanco Mexicano, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2024	Evaluation - performance, risk
Elote Blanco Mexicano, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2024	Supplier verification - establish written procedures
Elote Blanco Mexicano, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2024	Verification activity frequency
Elote Blanco Mexicano, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2024	Verification activity before import, periodically
Sage & Sand Potato Processing Company, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2024	Grounds
Sage & Sand Potato Processing Company, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2024	Sanitary operations - Plant maintenance
Sage & Sand Potato Processing Company, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2024	Equipment and utensils - Design and maintenance
Sage & Sand Potato Processing Company, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2024	Manufacturing, processing, packing, holding - Controls