Down East Times

There were two companies in cities associated with Washington County that received FDA citations as a result of two inspections conducted in the county throughout 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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

The citations in the county include:

• You did not register and file Form FDA 2541 (food canning establishment registration) with FDA within 10 days after first engaging in the manufacture, processing and packaging of acidified foods.
• You did not implement your sanitation preventive control and monitoring procedures.
• Your written sanitation corrective action and verification procedures were not appropriate to significantly minimize or prevent the hazard requiring a preventive control.

Both companies cited should take voluntary actions to correct their managing 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	Issue Cited
Cherryfield Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	04/07/2023	Sanitation preventive controls - Implement
Cherryfield Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	04/07/2023	Sanitation preventive controls - Appropriate (Adequate)
J. W. Raye Company, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	03/03/2023	Registration