FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #615 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED
Fans/air blowing equipment
FDA cited this observation 29 times across 27 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.
How FDA worded it — real examples
Failure to operate fans and other air-blowing equipment in a manner that minimizes the potential for contaminating food and food-contact surfaces.
Failure to locate and operate fans and other air-blowing equipment in a manner that minimizes the potential for contaminating food and food-contact surfaces.
Failure to operate fans and other air-blowing equipment in a manner that minimizes the potential for contaminating food, food-contact surfaces and food-packaging materials.
Failure to locate fans and other air-blowing equipment in a manner that minimizes the potential for contaminating food and food-contact surfaces.
Failure to operate fans and other air-blowing equipment in a manner that minimizes the potential for contaminating food and food-contact surfaces.
Failure to operate fans and other air-blowing equipment in a manner that minimizes the potential for contaminating food and food-contact surfaces.
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. SPEQ is not affiliated with the FDA; this is a reference view of public FDA data.
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