Merrimack Valley News

There were 12 companies in cities associated with Middlesex County, Massachusetts, that received 12 FDA inspections in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 40% decrease from the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when 20 companies received 20 inspections.

Most of the companies inspected at the time were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector. The second most common type of company inspected worked in the Devices sector.

There were eight companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions (66.7%). Four should take voluntary action to correct their management operations (33.3%).

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
3-D Matrix, Inc.	Devices	10/18/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Brammer Bio MA, LLC	Biologics	12/19/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Ipsen Bioscience, Inc.	Drugs	10/19/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Lake Boone Ice Company, LLC.	Food and Cosmetics	11/08/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Lumicell, Inc.	Devices	10/16/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.	Drugs	11/09/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Philips North America	Devices	12/13/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
The Dough Connection Corporation	Food and Cosmetics	12/19/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
The TJX Companies, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/26/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Trustee, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	12/20/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Walden Local Meat Storage	Food and Cosmetics	10/11/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Wellness Pet, LLC	Veterinary	12/13/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)