There was one company in a city associated with Dare 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 increase over the number of companies cited in the previous year.
The citations in the county include:
- Your HACCP plan does not list the food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur.
- You did not review your critical control point monitoring records within one week after the records were made.
- You are not monitoring the sanitation conditions and practices with sufficient frequency to assure conformance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices including safety of water that comes into contact with food or food contact surfaces, including water used to manufacture ice and protection of food, food packaging material, and food contact surfaces from adulteration.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie R. Etheridge Seafood Company, Inc. | Food and Cosmetics | 09/19/2024 | Food safety hazards |
| Willie R. Etheridge Seafood Company, Inc. | Food and Cosmetics | 09/19/2024 | Verification – record review – frequency |
| Willie R. Etheridge Seafood Company, Inc. | Food and Cosmetics | 09/19/2024 | Sanitation monitoring |
