FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #1112 OF 1,932 MOST-CITED

Thermometers

FDA cited this observation 14 times across 14 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.

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BY PROGRAM AREA
Parts 1240 and 125014
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20261
FY20201
FY20196
FY20182
FY20171
FY20163

How FDA worded it — real examples

Failure to equip each refrigerator with a thermometer located in the warmest region thereof.

Signature Flight Support · Glen Burnie, Maryland · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2025-12-05

Failure to equip each refrigerator with a thermometer located in the warmest region thereof.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation · Washington, District of Columbia · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2019-11-12

Failure to equip each refrigerator with a thermometer located in the warmest region thereof.

Air Culinaire Worldwide, LLC · Revere, Massachusetts · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2019-09-11

Failure to equip each refrigerator with a thermometer located in the warmest region thereof.

Valley Gem Inc. - Valley Gem · Marietta, Ohio · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2019-07-10

Failure to equip each refrigerator with a thermometer located in the warmest region thereof.

dnata US Inflight Catering, LLC · Everett, Massachusetts · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2019-05-30

Failure to equip each refrigerator with a thermometer located in the warmest region thereof.

Republic Jet Center · Farmingdale, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2019-04-23

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