FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #780 OF 1,932 MOST-CITED

Sanitation Controls

FDA cited this observation 26 times across 22 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
Veterinary Medicine26
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20264
FY20256
FY20245
FY20232
FY20227
FY20212

How FDA worded it — real examples

Your sanitation controls did not include procedures, practices, and/or processes that ensure sanitary conditions are adequate to significantly minimize or prevent hazards.

Tail Bangers, Inc. · Millsboro, Delaware · Veterinary Medicine · 2026-09-03

Your sanitation controls did not include procedures, practices, and/or processes that ensure sanitary conditions are adequate to significantly minimize or prevent hazards.

World Pet Care, LLC · Red Bay, Alabama · Veterinary Medicine · 2026-07-30

Your sanitation controls did not include procedures, practices, and/or processes that ensure sanitary conditions are adequate to significantly minimize or prevent hazards.

Ohio Pet Foods, Inc. · Lisbon, Ohio · Veterinary Medicine · 2026-05-21

Your sanitation controls did not include procedures, practices, and/or processes that ensure sanitary conditions are adequate to significantly minimize or prevent hazards.

Sunshine Mills, Inc. · Red Bay, Alabama · Veterinary Medicine · 2025-12-04

Your sanitation controls did not include procedures, practices, and/or processes that ensure sanitary conditions are adequate to significantly minimize or prevent hazards.

Best Buy Bones Inc. · Mount Morris, Michigan · Veterinary Medicine · 2025-09-12

Your sanitation controls did not include procedures, practices, and/or processes that ensure sanitary conditions are adequate to significantly minimize or prevent hazards.

Boesl Packing Company, Inc. · Baltimore, Maryland · Veterinary Medicine · 2025-08-08

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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