Lake County Gazette

There was one company in a city associated with Lake County that received FDA citations as a result of one inspection conducted in the county over the first quarter of 2025, 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 quarter.

The citations in the county include:

• Procedures for design control have not been established.
• Procedures to ensure that all purchased or otherwise received product and services conform to specified requirements have not been adequately established.
• Procedures have not been adequately established to control product that does not conform to specified requirements.

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.

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
Stericycle, Inc.	Devices	02/18/2025	Design control - no procedures
Stericycle, Inc.	Devices	02/18/2025	Purchasing controls, Lack of or inadequate procedures
Stericycle, Inc.	Devices	02/18/2025	Nonconforming product, Lack of or inadequate procedures
Stericycle, Inc.	Devices	02/18/2025	Lack of or inadequate procedures
Stericycle, Inc.	Devices	02/18/2025	Lack of or inadequate complaint procedures
Stericycle, Inc.	Devices	02/18/2025	Servicing - Lack of or inadequate procedures