Sumter Times

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

This is unchanged from the number of companies inspected in the previous year.

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

There were three companies in line with FDA regulations who don’t need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. Five should take voluntary action to correct the organization's 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
Branch Properties, Inc.	Veterinary	09/20/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Immune & Genetics Protocols, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	11/06/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Jeffrey A. Norton, M.D.	Drugs	09/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Lhoist North America of Tennessee, Inc.	Veterinary	09/27/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers - Marion Region, Inc.	Biologics	05/10/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Ocala Breeders' Sales	Veterinary	01/27/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
OneBlood, Inc.	Biologics	05/09/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Prima Foods International, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	09/21/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)