FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #698 OF 1,932 MOST-CITED

Donor screening standards

FDA cited this observation 30 times across 28 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
Human Tissue for Transplantation30
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20251
FY20245
FY20225
FY20211
FY20201
FY20195
FY20186
FY20171
FY20165

How FDA worded it — real examples

Donor screening of HCT/P donors considered eligible indicated that the donor was not free of risk factors for infection due to communicable disease agents and clinical evidence of infection due to communicable disease agents.

Reproductive Care Center · Sandy, Utah · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2025-05-14

Donor screening of HCT/P donors considered eligible indicated that the donor was not free of risk factors for infection due to communicable disease agents.

Fertility Center LLC · Knoxville, Tennessee · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2024-09-18

Donor screening of HCT/P donors considered eligible indicated that the donor was not free of risk factors for infection due to communicable disease agents and clinical evidence of infection due to communicable disease agents.

James P. Lin, M.D., Inc. · Corona, California · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2024-08-22

Donor screening of HCT/P donors considered eligible indicated that the donor was not free of clinical evidence of infection due to communicable disease agents.

Fertility Specialists of Texas PLLC. · Plano, Texas · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2024-03-29

Donor screening of HCT/P donors considered eligible indicated that the donor was not free of risk factors for infection due to communicable disease agents.

Institute for Human Reproduction (IHR) · Chicago, Illinois · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2023-10-25

Donor screening of HCT/P donors considered eligible indicated that the donor was not free of risk factors for infection due to communicable disease agents.

Fertility Centers of Illinois · Chicago, Illinois · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2023-10-18

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