Emerald Coast Times

There was one company in a city associated with Okaloosa County that received FDA citations as a result of one inspection 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 develop an FSVP.
• You did not document that you conducted an evaluation or reviewed and assessed an evaluation conducted by another entity to determine the risk posed by a food.
• You did not establish written procedures to ensure that you import foods only from approved foreign suppliers.

The company cited should take a voluntary action to correct its 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
Smart Group Traders, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	02/16/2023	Develop FSVP
Smart Group Traders, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	02/16/2023	Evaluation - performance, risk
Smart Group Traders, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	02/16/2023	Approved supplier procedures - importer established