San Antonio Standard

There were two companies in a city associated with Medina County that received FDA citations as a result of two inspections conducted in the county over the third quarter of 2024, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 33.3% decrease from the number of companies cited in the previous quarter.

The citations in the county include:

• You did not document that the foreign supplier is in, and under the regulatory oversight of, a country whose food safety system FDA has officially recognized as comparable or determined to be equivalent to that of the United States, and that the food is within the scope of FDA's official recognition or equivalency determination before importing a food from a foreign supplier.
• Your hazard analysis did not identify a hazard that requires a control.
• You did not establish written procedures to ensure that you import foods only from approved foreign suppliers.

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.

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
LA Aldea Distributors, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/21/2024	Hazard analysis biological, chemical, physical
LA Aldea Distributors, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/21/2024	Approved supplier procedures - importer established
LA Aldea Distributors, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/21/2024	Supplier verification - establish written procedures
LA Aldea Distributors, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/21/2024	Verification activity assurance
LA Aldea Distributors, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/21/2024	Verification activity before import, periodically
Oversea Dewied International, Inc.	Food and Cosmetics	08/22/2024	Regulatory oversight