Des Moines Sun

There were 17 companies in cities associated with Polk County, Iowa, that received 17 FDA inspections in 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 26.1% decrease from the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when 23 companies were inspected through 23 inspections.

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

There were 15 companies in line with FDA regulations who don’t need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (88.2%). Two should take voluntary action to correct the organization's management operations (11.8%).

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
Advantage Waypoint, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	05/30/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Allegiant Air, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	07/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Biomat USA, Inc.	Biologics	01/13/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Comercialilzadora del Midwest	Food/Cosmetics	08/07/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Darling Ingredients, Inc.	Veterinary	06/13/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
G2 Secure Staff	Food/Cosmetics	07/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Hy-Vee, Inc.	Food/Cosmetics	12/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Kansas City Sausage Company, LLC	Veterinary	09/20/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Kathleen Jones, Clinical Investigator, M.D.	Biologics	01/13/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
MCF Operating, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	08/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Mid-Iowa Fertility, PC	Biologics	09/26/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Midwest Foods, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	12/13/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
New Horizon Cuisine, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	05/31/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Probioferm Fermentation	Food/Cosmetics	02/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Probioferm Fermentation	Veterinary	02/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Probioferm, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	02/22/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Probioferm, LLC	Veterinary	02/22/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Probioferm, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	02/22/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Probioferm, LLC	Veterinary	02/22/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Rio Verde Foods Service	Food/Cosmetics	06/02/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)