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There were eight companies in cities associated with St. Louis County, Missouri, that received eight FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2024, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 166.7% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when three companies received three inspections.

Most of the companies inspected at the time were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector. The Devices and Veterinary sectors sectors, along with two other sectors, tied for second most common type.

There were six companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. Two should take voluntary action to correct their 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.

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
Fabulous Fish Company	Food and Cosmetics	02/02/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Kerry, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	03/28/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Missouri Center for Reproductive Medicine, LLC	Biologics	02/08/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Nature's Bakery, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	02/21/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Refresco Beverages USA, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	03/18/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Sentio Biosciences, LLC	Drugs	02/06/2024	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Spectrum Brands Pet Group, Inc.	Veterinary	03/20/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Surgical Instrument Manufacturers, LLC	Devices	02/22/2024	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)