← 483 OBSERVATION EXPLORER

FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #606 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Remedial action

FDA cited this observation 30 times across 28 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
Devices30
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20262
FY20251
FY20243
FY20233
FY20227
FY20211
FY20202
FY20193
FY20186
FY20172

How FDA worded it — real examples

When test/measurement equipment was found to not meet accuracy and precision limits, inadequate action was taken to evaluate whether there was any adverse effect on the device's quality.

Rockwell Medical, Inc · Wixom, Michigan · Devices · 2025-11-20

When test/measurement equipment was found to not meet accuracy and precision limits, inadequate action was taken to evaluate whether there was any adverse effect on the device's quality.

Criticare Technologies, Inc. · Warwick, Rhode Island · Devices · 2025-10-28

When test/measurement equipment was found to not meet accuracy and precision limits, no action was taken to evaluate whether there was any adverse effect on the device's quality.

Keystone Industries · Gibbstown, New Jersey · Devices · 2025-09-30

When test/measurement equipment was found to not meet accuracy and precision limits, inadequate action was taken to evaluate whether there was any adverse effect on the device's quality.

EKOM spol. s.r.o. · Piestany · Devices · 2024-03-21

When test/measurement equipment was found to not meet accuracy and precision limits, no action was taken to bring the equipment into calibration.

GCE S.R.O. · Chotebor · Devices · 2024-03-14

When test/measurement equipment was found to not meet accuracy and precision limits, no action was taken to evaluate whether there was any adverse effect on the device's quality.

Northwest Eye Design, LLC · Kirkland, Washington · Devices · 2024-02-02

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.

Medical devices

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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