Springfield City Wire

There were two companies in a city associated with Hampden County that received FDA citations as a result of two inspections 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:

• You did not conduct operations under conditions and controls necessary to minimize the potential for contamination of food.
• You did not maintain your physical plant in a clean and sanitary condition.
• Your freezer, refrigerator, or other cold storage compartment that you use to hold components or dietary supplements does not have an indicating thermometer, temperature-measuring device, or temperature-recording device that indicates and records, or allows for recording by hand, the accurate temperature within the compartment.

Both companies cited should take voluntary actions to correct their 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
Bernardino's Bakery, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	02/29/2024	Manufacturing, processing, packing, holding - Controls
Trafa Pharmaceutical, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	07/23/2024	Physical plant - clean and sanitary
Trafa Pharmaceutical, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	07/23/2024	Refrigerator, freezer - temperature recording device
Trafa Pharmaceutical, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	07/23/2024	Returned dietary supplement - destroyed