FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #748 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED
Hand jewelry - remove/cover
FDA cited this observation 21 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.
How FDA worded it — real examples
Failure to adequately cover hand jewelry which cannot be adequately sanitized during periods where food is being manipulated by hand.
Failure to remove and adequately cover hand jewelry which cannot be adequately sanitized during periods where food is being manipulated by hand.
Failure to remove hand jewelry which cannot be adequately sanitized during periods where food is being manipulated by hand.
Failure to remove and adequately cover hand jewelry which cannot be adequately sanitized during periods where food is being manipulated by hand.
Failure to adequately cover hand jewelry which cannot be adequately sanitized during periods where food is being manipulated by hand.
Failure to hand jewelry which cannot be adequately sanitized during periods where food is being manipulated by hand.
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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