FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #820 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED
Training for harvest employees
FDA cited this observation 18 times across 18 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
You did not provide training to persons who conduct harvest activities that includes recognizing covered produce that must not be harvested, inspecting harvest containers and equipment so they are not a source of contamination and correcting or reporting problems with harvest containers or equipment.
You did not provide training to persons who conduct harvest activities that includes recognizing covered produce that must not be harvested, inspecting harvest containers and equipment so they are not a source of contamination and correcting or reporting problems with harvest containers or equipment.
You did not provide training to persons who conduct harvest activities that includes recognizing covered produce that must not be harvested, inspecting harvest containers and equipment so they are not a source of contamination and correcting or reporting problems with harvest containers or equipment.
You did not provide training to persons who conduct harvest activities that includes inspecting harvest containers and equipment so they are not a source of contamination and correcting or reporting problems with harvest containers or equipment.
You did not provide training to persons who conduct harvest activities that includes correcting or reporting problems with harvest containers or equipment.
You did not provide training to persons who conduct harvest activities that includes recognizing covered produce that must not be harvested and inspecting harvest containers and equipment so they are not a source of contamination.
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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