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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #1448 OF 1,916 MOST-CITED

Storage temps./agitation

FDA cited this observation 8 times across 8 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

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BY PROGRAM AREA
Biologics8
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20261
FY20251
FY20241
FY20232
FY20181
FY20171
FY20161

How FDA worded it — real examples

Failure to store platelets immediately after resuspension at 20 to 24 degrees Celsius with continuous gentle agitation.

The American National Red Cross · Greenwich, Connecticut · Biologics · 2026-05-06

Failure to store platelets immediately after resuspension at 20 to 24 degrees Celsius with continuous gentle agitation.

UC Health Poudre Valley Hospital · Fort Collins, Colorado · Biologics · 2025-06-05

Failure to store platelets immediately after resuspension at 20 to 24 degrees Celsius with continuous gentle agitation and at 1 to 6 degrees Celsius.

American National Red Cross · Rock Hill, South Carolina · Biologics · 2023-10-24

Failure to store platelets immediately after resuspension at 20 to 24 degrees Celsius with continuous gentle agitation and at 1 to 6 degrees Celsius.

American Red Cross Virginia Beach Fixed Site · Virginia Beach, Virginia · Biologics · 2023-09-07

Failure to store platelets immediately after resuspension at 20 to 24 degrees Celsius with continuous gentle agitation.

The American National Red Cross · Norfolk, Virginia · Biologics · 2023-07-10

Failure to store platelets immediately after resuspension at 20 to 24 degrees Celsius with continuous gentle agitation.

New York Blood Center Enterprises · Massapequa, New York · Biologics · 2018-05-01

Related SPEQ references

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Biologics industry

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