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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #1692 OF 1,916 MOST-CITED

Unsuitable donation - release

FDA cited this observation 6 times across 6 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
Biologics6
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20262
FY20221
FY20192
FY20171

How FDA worded it — real examples

Failure to prevent the release of unsuitable blood and blood components for further manufacturing.

BioLife Plasma Services L.P. · Sacramento, California · Biologics · 2026-03-20

Failure to prevent the release of unsuitable blood and blood components for further manufacturing.

CSL Plasma Inc. · District Heights, Maryland · Biologics · 2025-12-01

Failure to prevent the release of unsuitable blood and blood components for further manufacturing.

CSL Plasma Inc. · Dothan, Alabama · Biologics · 2021-12-16

Failure to prevent the release of unsuitable blood and blood components for further manufacturing.

American Blood Bank Corp. · Miami, Florida · Biologics · 2019-08-07

Failure to prevent the release of unsuitable blood and blood components for further manufacturing.

Octapharma Plasma, Inc. · Garland, Texas · Biologics · 2019-05-09

Failure to prevent the release of unsuitable blood and blood components for transfusion.

Penrose-St Francis Health Services Blood Bank · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Biologics · 2017-02-24

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.

Biologics industry

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