9 companies in cities within Salt Lake County received nine inspections in Q1

There were nine companies in cities associated with Salt Lake County, Utah, that received nine FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2026, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 50% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous quarter, when six companies received six inspections.

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

There were six companies in line with FDA regulations that do not need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. Three 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 and quality.

Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.