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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #1820 OF 1,918 MOST-CITED

Designed to permit ready cleaning

FDA cited this observation 5 times across 5 firms in recent inspections. Below: how it breaks down by program area and fiscal year, and real examples of how FDA worded it on Form FDA 483.

What this grouping is not

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BY PROGRAM AREA
Parts 1240 and 12505
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20264
FY20241

How FDA worded it — real examples

Lack of design of toilet and lavatory facilities so as to permit ready cleaning.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation · Albuquerque, New Mexico · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-05-06

Lack of design of toilet and lavatory facilities so as to permit ready cleaning.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation · Los Angeles, California · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-05-06

Lack of design of lavatory facilities so as to permit ready cleaning.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation · Yuma, Arizona · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2025-12-06

Lack of design of lavatory facilities so as to permit ready cleaning.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak Train #6 · Grand Junction, Colorado · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2025-11-03

Lack of design of lavatory facilities so as to permit ready cleaning.

Amtrak Maintenance Facility · Chicago, Illinois · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2024-05-29

Related SPEQ references

Where to read the requirements behind this observation area on SPEQ. These are SPEQ's topic and audience pages — not an FDA classification of the citation.

Cleaning validation

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