Suffolk Reporter

There were 15 companies in cities associated with Suffolk County, New York, that received 16 FDA inspections in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 25% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when 12 companies received 13 inspections.

Most of the companies inspected at the time were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector. The second most common type of company inspected worked in the Drugs sector.

There were seven companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (46.7%). Eight should take voluntary action to correct their management operations (53.3%).

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	Result
A. M. Surgical, Inc.	Devices	10/20/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
AMP Nutraceuticals	Food and Cosmetics	11/21/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Always Bagels NY, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	12/11/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Banyan International, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/15/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Bob Gosman Company, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/19/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Cookies United, LLC.	Food and Cosmetics	12/04/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Fougera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Drugs	12/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Fougera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Veterinary	12/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Drugs	10/25/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Madcar A Division of Century Direct Solutions	Drugs	12/20/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Madcar A Division of Century Direct Solutions	Food and Cosmetics	10/05/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Modern Italian Bakery of West Babylon, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	11/14/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
New York Blood Center Enterprises	Biologics	12/22/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Phoenix Wipes, Inc.	Drugs	12/19/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Spirit Pharmaceuticals	Drugs	11/01/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
W. A. Baum Company, Inc.	Devices	11/06/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Whitsons Food Service, LLC.	Food and Cosmetics	10/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)