South Tidewater News

There were four companies in the City of Norfolk, Virginia, that received four FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2023, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 300% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when one company received one inspection.

Most of the companies inspected at the time were involved in the Food and Cosmetics sector. Both the Biologics and Devices sectors sectors tied for second most common type.

There were three companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. One should take voluntary action to correct its 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
Cristina Baldassari, M.D.	Devices	02/23/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Lions Medical Eye Bank & Research Center of Eastern VA	Biologics	02/16/2023	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Tidewater Foods	Food and Cosmetics	01/18/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Virginia International Terminal, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	02/16/2023	No Action Indicated (NAI)