← 483 OBSERVATION EXPLORER

FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #501 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Sanitary sewers or alternative methods

FDA cited this observation 38 times across 33 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
Parts 1240 and 125038
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20263
FY20255
FY20246
FY20232
FY20222
FY20211
FY20195
FY201812
FY20172

How FDA worded it — real examples

Failure to dispose of toilet wastes through sanitary sewers and methods assuring sanitary disposal.

State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division - Hilo · Hilo, Hawaii · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-05-20

Failure to dispose of toilet wastes through methods assuring sanitary disposal.

Massachusetts Port Authority · Worcester, Massachusetts · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-03-10

Failure to dispose of toilet wastes through methods assuring sanitary disposal.

Swissport USA Inc · Jamaica, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2025-11-05

Failure to dispose of toilet wastes through methods assuring sanitary disposal.

Syracuse Hancock International Airport · Syracuse, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2025-07-01

Failure to dispose of toilet wastes through methods assuring sanitary disposal.

American Airlines, Inc. · Los Angeles, California · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2025-06-05

Failure to dispose of toilet wastes through sanitary sewers and methods assuring sanitary disposal.

American Airlines, Inc. · Jamaica, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2025-03-13

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.

Contamination control

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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