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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #1912 OF 1,916 MOST-CITED

General requirements - storage

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

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.

BY PROGRAM AREA
Biologics5
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20191
FY20181
FY20163

How FDA worded it — real examples

Failure to store and maintain the Red Blood Cells between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius immediately after processing.

Blood Bank of Alaska, Inc. · Anchorage, Alaska · Biologics · 2019-03-22

Failure to store and maintain the Red Blood Cells between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius immediately after processing.

We Are Blood · Austin, Texas · Biologics · 2018-09-20

Failure to store and maintain the Red Blood Cells between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius immediately after processing.

Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Saint Louis, Missouri · Biologics · 2015-12-17

Failure to store the Red Blood Cells between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius immediately after processing.

UC Health Poudre Valley Hospital · Fort Collins, Colorado · Biologics · 2015-11-30

Failure to store the Red Blood Cells between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius immediately after processing.

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center · Portland, Oregon · Biologics · 2015-10-09

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.

Biologics industry

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