← 483 OBSERVATION EXPLORER

FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #519 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Inadequate number of personnel

FDA cited this observation 36 times across 35 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.

BY PROGRAM AREA
Drugs36
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20258
FY20242
FY20234
FY20221
FY20214
FY20205
FY20194
FY20186
FY20172

How FDA worded it — real examples

The number of qualified personnel is inadequate to perform and supervise the manufacture and processing of each drug product.

Epien Medical, Inc · White Bear Lake, Minnesota · Drugs · 2025-08-28

The number of qualified personnel is inadequate to perform the manufacture of each drug product.

Fagron Compounding Services · Wichita, Kansas · Drugs · 2025-08-08

The number of qualified personnel is inadequate to perform and supervise the manufacture of each drug product.

LGM Pharma Solutions, LLC. · Rosenberg, Texas · Drugs · 2025-08-06

The number of qualified personnel is inadequate to perform the manufacture of each drug product.

Nielsen Biosciences, Inc · San Diego, California · Drugs · 2025-04-17

The number of qualified personnel is inadequate to supervise the packing of each drug product.

Paket Corp · Chicago, Illinois · Drugs · 2025-04-10

The number of qualified personnel is inadequate to perform and supervise the manufacture, processing and packing of each drug product.

Ethical Nutritional, LLC · Pomona, California · Drugs · 2024-12-05

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.

Pharma industry

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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