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There was one company in a city associated with Bottineau 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 an increase over the number of companies cited in the previous year.

The citations in the county include:

• Your plant was not to facilitate maintenance and sanitary operations.
• You did not take an adequate measure to protect against inclusion of metal or extraneous material in food.
• You did not store or transport a food under conditions that protect against allergen cross-contact, contamination and deterioration.

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
Bottineau Cooperative Creamery	Food and Cosmetics	08/24/2023	Plant construction and design
Bottineau Cooperative Creamery	Food and Cosmetics	08/24/2023	Process control - Foreign objects
Bottineau Cooperative Creamery	Food and Cosmetics	08/24/2023	Storage and Distribution
Bottineau Cooperative Creamery	Food and Cosmetics	08/24/2023	Hazard analysis - Identification of hazard
Bottineau Cooperative Creamery	Food and Cosmetics	08/24/2023	Other preventive controls - Implementation records