FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #1215 OF 1,932 MOST-CITED

Notification

FDA cited this observation 12 times across 11 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
Biologics12
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20262
FY20222
FY20211
FY20191
FY20182
FY20171
FY20163

How FDA worded it — real examples

Failure to make reasonable attempts to notify a donor who has been determined not be to eligible as a donor based on eligibility criteria.

BioLife Plasma Services L.P. · Sacramento, California · Biologics · 2026-03-20

Failure to make reasonable attempts to notify a donor who has been deferred based on the results of tests for evidence of infection with a relevant transfusion-transmitted infection(s).

Guam Memorial Hosp Authority · Tamuning, Guam · Biologics · 2026-03-06

Failure to make reasonable attempts to notify a donor who has been deferred based on the results of tests for evidence of infection with a relevant transfusion-transmitted infection(s).

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · West Hollywood, California · Biologics · 2022-08-26

Failure to make reasonable attempts to notify a donor who has been deferred based on the results of tests for evidence of infection with a relevant transfusion-transmitted infection(s).

Continental Services Group, Inc. · Miami, Florida · Biologics · 2022-08-24

Failure to make reasonable attempts to notify a donor who has been deferred based on the results of tests for evidence of infection with a relevant transfusion-transmitted infection(s) and determined not be to eligible as a donor based on eligibility criteria.

Lee Memorial Health System · Fort Myers, Florida · Biologics · 2021-08-06

Failure to make reasonable attempts to notify a donor who has been deferred based on the results of tests for evidence of infection with a relevant transfusion-transmitted infection(s).

Children's National Medical Center · Washington, District of Columbia · Biologics · 2019-05-31

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.

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