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There were six companies in cities associated with Benton County, Minnesota, that received six FDA inspections in 2024, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 100% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when three companies received three inspections.

Most of the companies inspected at the time were involved in the Biologics sector. The second most common type of company inspected period worked in the Food and Cosmetics, Tobacco, and Veterinary sectors.

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

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.

Company Name	Area of Business	Inspection Date	Result
CentraCare Laboratory Services	Biologics	05/09/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Gilman Cooperative Creamery Association	Veterinary	06/18/2024	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Granite City Jobbing, Inc.	Tobacco	05/15/2024	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Pan -O- Gold Baking Company	Food and Cosmetics	08/06/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
The American National Red Cross	Biologics	05/23/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Veterans Affairs Medical Center #113	Biologics	05/08/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)