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There was one company in a city associated with New Hanover County that received FDA citations as a result of one inspection conducted in the county throughout 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is unchanged from the number of companies cited in the previous year.

The citations in the county include:

• You did not implement the monitoring and recordkeeping procedures listed in your HACCP plan.
• You did not immediately return your records for official review upon demand.
• You are not monitoring the sanitation conditions and practices with sufficient frequency to assure conformance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices including maintenance of hand washing, hand sanitizing, and toilet facilities.

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.

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	Issue Cited
Blackburn Brothers Seafood, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	06/09/2023	HACCP plan implementation
Blackburn Brothers Seafood, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	06/09/2023	Records stored at another location
Blackburn Brothers Seafood, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	06/09/2023	Sanitation monitoring
Blackburn Brothers Seafood, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	06/09/2023	Sanitation Records