How many companies in cities in Alameda County received FDA inspections in Q4 2024?

There were 18 companies in cities associated with Alameda County, California, that received 18 FDA inspections in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 21.7% decrease from the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when 23 companies received 23 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 Biologics sector.

There were eight companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (44.4%). 10 should take voluntary action to correct their management operations (55.6%).

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 quality.