10 companies in cities within Pierce County received 10 inspections in Q2 2023

Benjamin D. Moncarz Chief Financial Officer - FDA | Official Website

By Pierce Today

Jul 21, 2023

There were 10 companies in cities associated with Pierce County, Washington, that received 10 FDA inspections in the second quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 66.7% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when six companies received six 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 five companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (50%). Five should take voluntary action to correct their management operations (50%).

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.

Companies Located in Cities Within Pierce County and Their Inspection Results

Company Name	Area of Business	Inspection Date	Result
Blood Bank Computer Systems, Inc.	Biologics	06/30/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Blood Bank Computer Systems, Inc.	Devices	06/30/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Franco Fish Products	Food and Cosmetics	06/09/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Mainfreight, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	04/13/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Medallion Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	05/24/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Orient Seafood Production	Food and Cosmetics	05/02/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Port Of Tacoma Blair Terminal	Food and Cosmetics	06/06/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Port of Tacoma Pierce County Terminal	Food and Cosmetics	06/06/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Port of Tacoma Terminal 7	Food and Cosmetics	06/06/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Port of Tacoma Washington United Terminal	Food and Cosmetics	06/06/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Tacoma-Pierce County Blood Bank	Biologics	05/26/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)