At LACOSTA, we understand that sanitation in an FDA-regulated environment isn’t just about keeping things clean — it’s about protecting people, ensuring quality, and maintaining compliance. When you operate in industries like food processing, pharmaceuticals, or healthcare manufacturing, sanitation becomes a vital link in your compliance chain. It can make the difference between passing an audit or facing a costly shutdown.
That’s why we’ve built our sanitation services around one core principle: compliance through consistency. Every cleaning task, every test, and every report we produce is designed to help our clients meet — and exceed — FDA expectations.
Understanding Why FDA Compliance Depends on Sanitation
FDA regulations, from Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), all require proof that your facility follows documented sanitation procedures. It’s not enough to clean — you have to demonstrate that your cleaning is validated, verified, and repeatable.
Our clients face these challenges every day:
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Preventing cross-contamination and microbial growth
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Managing allergens and chemical residues
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Meeting stringent audit and documentation standards
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Minimizing downtime while maintaining compliance
We’ve built our sanitation programs to meet these challenges head-on.
Our Approach to FDA-Compliant Sanitation
1. Tailored Programs for Regulated Environments
Every facility we serve has its own processes, production schedules, and compliance needs. We never take a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, we design sanitation systems using methods such as Clean-In-Place (CIP), Clean-Out-of-Place (COP), foaming, spraying, and high-pressure cleaning — all customized for your specific operation.
We also establish Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and Master Sanitation Schedules (MSS) to ensure every cleaning activity is documented and repeatable — just the way the FDA expects it.
2. Documented and Audit-Ready
In FDA-regulated facilities, if it’s not documented, it didn’t happen. That’s why we developed our InspectaShield® Program — a digital platform that tracks sanitation activity, inspection results, and compliance performance in real time.
With InspectaShield®, our clients can access complete sanitation records whenever they need them — whether it’s for an internal audit, a third-party inspection, or an FDA review. We’ve helped many clients maintain 100% audit readiness and achieve a 100% audit success rate.
We also use ATP/RLU testing and PPM analysis to verify cleanliness at a microbial level, providing hard data that supports every cleaning cycle.
3. Training and Compliance Expertise
FDA compliance starts with people. Our sanitation teams are trained in GMP, HACCP, and FDA food safety protocols. We provide continuous education through our Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring our team members stay up to date on the latest regulations and best practices.
We also provide ongoing safety training, ensuring that every employee on-site follows correct PPE usage, chemical handling, and environmental health standards.
This focus on education means our clients can trust that their facility is in expert hands — whether it’s a food-grade environment, pharmaceutical plant, or packaging operation.
4. Reducing Downtime, Increasing Compliance
We understand that every minute of downtime costs money. That’s why we’ve structured our sanitation programs to run efficiently and effectively, often reducing sanitation-related downtime by up to 30%.
Our teams work around production schedules to minimize disruption, and our digital systems keep management informed with instant updates. The result? Faster startups, safer operations, and a facility that’s always compliant.
5. Proven Results in FDA-Regulated Industries
For over 50 years, we’ve partnered with some of the largest and most respected manufacturers in North America — from food producers to pharmaceutical brands. Many of these clients operate under FDA oversight, and we’ve supported them through everything from initial audits to routine inspections and compliance reviews.
We’re proud to say that across all these relationships, we’ve maintained a very high audit success rate — a reflection of our disciplined systems, documentation, and expertise.
The LACOSTA Difference
What truly sets us apart is our commitment to transparency, reliability, and compliance. We integrate five layers of quality assurance — from onboarding and reliability standards to predictive staffing and compliance tracking. This structure ensures that our sanitation programs aren’t just effective — they’re measurable, reportable, and compliant with every FDA requirement our clients face.
When you partner with LACOSTA, you get more than a cleaning provider. You get a compliance partner who understands the regulations, manages the risks, and delivers the documentation and results that keep your facility audit-ready every day.
Final Thoughts
FDA compliance is about more than passing inspections — it’s about protecting your products, your people, and your brand. At LACOSTA, we take that responsibility seriously. Our sanitation services combine technical precision, real-time documentation, and regulatory expertise to help you stay compliant, efficient, and confident — every single day.
Because when it comes to FDA sanitation, clean isn’t enough. It has to be compliant.