Cities located in Essex County saw FDA inspections of 5 companies in Q3

There were five companies in cities associated with Essex County, Massachusetts, that received five FDA inspections in the third quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 66.7% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when three companies received three inspections.

Most of the companies inspected at the time operate in the Food and Cosmetics sector. Both the Drugs and Veterinary sectors sectors tied for second most common type.

There were two companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. Two 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.

According to its website, 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 and quality.

Information in this story was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.