Columbia Standard

There were four companies in cities associated with Lexington County, South Carolina, that received four FDA inspections in the fourth quarter of 2024, 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 Biologics sector. The second most common type of company inspected worked in the Food and Cosmetics sector.

There were two companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. Two should take voluntary action to correct their 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.

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	Result
Lexington Medical Center	Biologics	10/30/2024	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Prisma Health Richland	Biologics	10/28/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
The American National Red Cross South Carolina Region	Biologics	10/23/2024	No Action Indicated (NAI)
Wood Brothers, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	10/10/2024	Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)