FDA Investigator

Michael E Barta

Latest inspection on record: Calmar, United States, June 2026 · records back to 2021

Foods & Cosmetics

FDA inspection record · Last updated August 15, 2026

Overview

  • 84 inspections across 78 sites are on record.
  • 3 Form 483 observations are attributed to this investigator.
  • Most recent recorded activity is 2026-06-24.

At a glance

Inspections

84

Sites

78

Observations

3

Career since

Nov 2021

Recent inspections

Most recent inspections in the published record.

SiteDateCategoryForm 483
Sweet Season Farm24 Jun 2026Foods & Cosmetics
Joseph Nolt's Farm11 Jun 2026Foods & Cosmetics
Phelps Farm8 Jun 2026Foods & Cosmetics
Hoffman Produce Farms8 Jun 2026Foods & Cosmetics
Lavern Stauffer's Farm5 Jun 2026Foods & Cosmetics

Sites inspected

Sweet Season FarmCalmar, United States1 insp.
Joseph Nolt's FarmAlta Vista, United States1 insp.
Phelps FarmGuttenberg, United States1 insp.
Hoffman Produce FarmsWaterloo, United States1 insp.
Lavern Stauffer's FarmCharles City, United States1 insp.

Co-investigators

Investigators who share inspections with this person.

Aric M Sonnenschein12 shared
Shane E Rainey9 shared
Erin M Hale7 shared
Arturo De La Garza6 shared
Estefania F Garber4 shared
Erin M Dawson3 shared

Full investigator report

Get the verbatim findings behind Michael E Barta's 3 observations

Source 483 PDFs, verbatim observations, and how each site responded, so your team knows what they cite before they arrive.

  • New inspections and Form 483s, mapped to the CFR citation
  • Warning letter outcomes, and the citation patterns they repeat
  • Their co-investigators, so no surprises about who shows up on site