North Boston News

There were five companies in cities associated with Essex County, Massachusetts, that received five FDA inspections in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 16.7% decrease from the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when six companies received six inspections.

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

There was one company in line with FDA regulations that does not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. Four should take voluntary action to correct their management 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	Result
BC Gourmet USA, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	12/01/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Hamilton Thorne, Inc.	Devices	11/09/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Intershell International Corporation	Food and Cosmetics	12/07/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Rich Products Corporation	Food and Cosmetics	11/30/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Wyeth BioPharma Division of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, LLC	Drugs	10/13/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)