North Cook News

There were 16 companies in cities associated with Cook County, Illinois, that received 16 FDA inspections in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 75.8% decrease from the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when 66 companies received 66 inspections.

Most of the companies inspected at the time were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector. Both the Devices and Biologics sectors sectors tied for second most common type.

There were eight companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (50%). Eight should take voluntary action to correct their management operations (50%).

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
Bakers Basket, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/25/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Barry Callebaut USA, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	10/17/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Cheshni Foods, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	11/17/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Conagra Brands, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	11/22/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Fertility Centers of Illinois	Biologics	10/18/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
FiMex, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/20/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Grafton Medical Alliance	Devices	10/26/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Institute for Human Reproduction, School	Biologics	10/25/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Instrumed International, Inc.	Devices	12/05/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes	Food and Cosmetics	12/12/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Olybio Foods Best of Nature, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	12/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Swiss Products, L. P.	Food and Cosmetics	10/31/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Traylek Warehouse, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/04/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
US Foods, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	12/01/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
United Airlines, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	11/21/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Vee Pak, LLC	Drugs	12/11/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)