FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #832 OF 1,932 MOST-CITED
Distribution of feed not in conformance with lawful VFD
FDA cited this observation 23 times across 21 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
An observation-type page groups FDA’s published citation records. The grouping, the compliance steps and the root causes are SPEQ synthesis, not an FDA classification of any citation, and a count measures what FDA published rather than risk.
How FDA worded it — real examples
You distributed an animal feed containing a VFD drug or combination VFD drug that did not conform with the VFD.
You distributed an animal feed containing a VFD drug or combination VFD drug without a complete VFD and that did not conform with the VFD.
You distributed an animal feed containing a VFD drug or combination VFD drug without a complete VFD and that did not conform with the VFD.
You distributed an animal feed containing a VFD drug or combination VFD drug without a complete VFD.
You distributed an animal feed containing a VFD drug or combination VFD drug without a complete VFD.
You distributed an animal feed containing a VFD drug or combination VFD drug without a complete VFD and that did not conform with the VFD.
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.
Examples are a representative sample of FDA's published inspection observations. Open the 483 observation explorer →