There was one company in a city associated with Gaston County that received FDA citations as a result of one inspection conducted in the county over the second quarter of 2025, 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 quarter.
The citations in the county include:
- You did not clean and sanitize your utensils or equipment as frequently as necessary to protect against contamination of food.
- You did not conduct operations in accordance with adequate sanitation principles and take adequate precautions to ensure that production procedures did not contribute to allergen cross-contact and to contamination.
- Your written allergen preventive control procedures were not appropriate to significantly minimize or prevent the hazard requiring a preventive control.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bimbo Bakeries, USA | Food and Cosmetics | 05/14/2025 | Sanitation of food-contact surfaces – Frequency |
| Bimbo Bakeries, USA | Food and Cosmetics | 05/14/2025 | Plant operations – Precautions |
| Bimbo Bakeries, USA | Food and Cosmetics | 05/14/2025 | Allergen preventive controls – Appropriate (Adequate) |
