FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #268 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED
Maintenance of equip., utensils, and finished food packaging
FDA cited this observation 82 times across 79 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 maintain equipment in an acceptable condition through appropriate cleaning and sanitizing.
Failure to maintain equipment in an acceptable condition through appropriate cleaning and sanitizing.
Failure to maintain equipment, utensils and finished food containers in an acceptable condition through appropriate cleaning and sanitizing.
Failure to maintain equipment and utensils in an acceptable condition through appropriate cleaning and sanitizing.
Failure to maintain equipment in an acceptable condition through appropriate cleaning and sanitizing.
Failure to maintain equipment in an acceptable condition through appropriate cleaning and sanitizing.
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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