5 companies in cities within Rice County received five inspections in 2025

Melanie Keller, Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Chief Operating Officer of FDA
Melanie Keller, Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Chief Operating Officer of FDA
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There were five companies in cities associated with Rice County, Minnesota, that received five FDA inspections in 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is a 25% increase over the number of companies inspected in the previous year, when four companies received four inspections.

The companies inspected operate in the Food and Cosmetics sector.

There were four companies in line with FDA regulations who don’t need to adjust their management operations or regulatory/administrative actions. One should take voluntary action to correct the organization’s 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.

Companies Located in Cities Within Rice County and Their Inspection Results
Company NameArea of BusinessInspection DateResult
Faribault Foods, Inc.Food and Cosmetics06/02/2025No Action Indicated (NAI)
Kline DistributingFood and Cosmetics10/20/2025No Action Indicated (NAI)
Randy’s Foods, LLCFood and Cosmetics02/21/2025No Action Indicated (NAI)
Upper Lakes FoodsFood and Cosmetics01/07/2025No Action Indicated (NAI)
Yummy Fresh Never Frozen, LLCFood and Cosmetics02/10/2025Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI)
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The source data can be found here.



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