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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #1589 OF 1,918 MOST-CITED

Safe, sanitary, orderly storage

FDA cited this observation 7 times across 6 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
Biologics7
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20252
FY20241
FY20211
FY20201
FY20181
FY20171

How FDA worded it — real examples

Failure to store all supplies and reagents used in the collection of blood and blood components in a safe, sanitary and orderly manner.

Rhode Island Blood Center, A Division of New York Blood Center, Inc. · Providence, Rhode Island · Biologics · 2025-08-01

Failure to store all supplies and reagents used in the processing of blood and blood components in a safe, sanitary and orderly manner.

Medical Center of the Rockies · Greeley, Colorado · Biologics · 2025-07-25

Failure to store all supplies and reagents used in the collection and processing of blood and blood components in a safe, sanitary and orderly manner.

Continental Services Group, Inc. · Ft Lauderdale, Florida · Biologics · 2024-07-24

Failure to store all supplies and reagents used in the compatibility testing of blood and blood components in a safe, sanitary and orderly manner.

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Washington, District of Columbia · Biologics · 2021-08-27

Failure to store all supplies and reagents used in the collection of blood and blood components in a safe, sanitary and orderly manner.

Biological Specialty Company, LLC dba BioIVT, LLC · Allentown, Pennsylvania · Biologics · 2020-02-13

Failure to store all supplies and reagents used in the compatibility testing of blood and blood components in a safe, sanitary and orderly manner.

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Washington, District of Columbia · Biologics · 2018-03-05

Related SPEQ references

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