Okeechobee Times

There were three companies in a city associated with Okeechobee County that received FDA citations as a result of four inspections conducted in the county throughout 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is an increase over the number of companies cited in the previous year.

The citations in the county include:

• You did not identify and evaluate each known or reasonably foreseeable hazard for each type of animal food you manufacture, process, pack or hold in your facility.
• Procedures for management review have not been established.
• Document control procedures have not been adequately established.

Of the companies cited, two should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations (66.7%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (33.3%).

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
Dairy Feeds, Inc.	Veterinary	08/24/2023	Preventive Controls
Dairy Feeds, Inc.	Veterinary	03/01/2023	Contamination with Mycotoxins/Natural Toxins
Dairy Feeds, Inc.	Veterinary	03/01/2023	Food Safety Plan
Ecotec Manufacturing, Inc.	Devices	04/20/2023	Management review - Lack of or inadequate procedures
Ecotec Manufacturing, Inc.	Devices	04/20/2023	Procedures not adequately established or maintained
Syfrett Feed Company, Inc.	Veterinary	07/13/2023	Hazard Analysis