Benton Times

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

This is a 9.1% decrease from the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when 11 companies were inspected through 11 inspections.

Most of the companies inspected were involved in the Food/Cosmetics sector. The second most common type of company inspected in the time period worked in the Veterinary sector.

There were eight companies in line with FDA regulations who don’t need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (80%). Two should take voluntary action to correct the organization's management operations (20%).

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
Cobb-Vantress, Inc.	Veterinary	01/10/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Darling Ingredients, Inc.	Veterinary	06/06/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Fayz A. Hudefi, M.D.	Drugs	04/21/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
KYYA Chocolate, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	09/13/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Manzo Produce, LLC.	Food/Cosmetics	05/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Mt. Olive Farm	Food/Cosmetics	08/25/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Remedy Drinks US, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	01/06/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Sequoia Southeast, LLC	Food/Cosmetics	12/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Simmons Foods, Inc.	Veterinary	09/20/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Tyson Poultry, Inc.	Veterinary	09/18/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)