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There were six companies in cities associated with Pierce County, Washington, that received six FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 20% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when five companies received five inspections.

Most of the companies inspected at the time were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector. Both the Biologics and Drugs sectors sectors tied for second most common type.

There were four companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. Two should take voluntary action to correct their 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
Han Yang, Corp.	Food and Cosmetics	03/13/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Patrick J. Hogan, D. O.	Drugs	02/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Seattle Reproductive Medicine, PLLC	Biologics	01/26/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Sound Healing Arts, PC	Food and Cosmetics	01/19/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
TRI PAK, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	01/11/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
TRI Pak, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	01/11/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)