There was one company in a city associated with Fairfax County that received FDA citations as a result of one inspection conducted in the county throughout 2024, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
This is an 83.3% decrease from the number of companies cited in the previous year.
The citations in the county include:
- You did not ensure that personnel who may contact produce or food contact surfaces use hygienic practices to protect against produce contamination.
- You did not clean and sanitize food contact surfaces as frequently as necessary to protect against the contamination of produce.
- You did not test spent irrigation water from each production batch of sprouts for E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella.
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.
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 | Issue Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Sprout, Inc. | Food and Cosmetics | 08/15/2024 | Hygienic practices |
| Happy Sprout, Inc. | Food and Cosmetics | 08/15/2024 | Food contact surface sanitary inspection and maintenance |
| Happy Sprout, Inc. | Food and Cosmetics | 08/15/2024 | Testing spent irrigation water |
| Happy Sprout, Inc. | Food and Cosmetics | 08/15/2024 | Written environmental monitoring plan |
| Happy Sprout, Inc. | Food and Cosmetics | 08/15/2024 | Written sampling plan for spent irrigation water or sprouts |
