FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #696 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED
Sanitary food contact surfaces
FDA cited this observation 24 times across 15 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
Surfaces used to grow, harvest, pack, or hold sprouts were not cleaned and sanitized before they came in contact with sprouts.
Surfaces used to grow, harvest, pack, or hold sprouts were not cleaned and sanitized before they came in contact with sprouts, seeds and beans.
Surfaces used to grow, harvest, pack, or hold sprouts were not cleaned and sanitized before they came in contact with sprouts.
Surfaces used to grow, harvest, pack, or hold sprouts were not cleaned and sanitized before they came in contact with sprouts.
Surfaces used to grow, harvest, pack, or hold sprouts were not cleaned and sanitized before they came in contact with sprouts.
Surfaces used to grow, harvest, pack, or hold sprouts were not cleaned and sanitized before they came in contact with sprouts and beans.
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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