FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #763 OF 1,932 MOST-CITED

Validation & approval--established procedures

FDA cited this observation 26 times across 20 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
Human Tissue for Transplantation26
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20254
FY20241
FY20233
FY20225
FY20212
FY20194
FY20183
FY20171
FY20163

How FDA worded it — real examples

Processes with results which could not be fully verified by inspection and tests, were not validated and approved according to established procedures.

Manning Family Children's · New Orleans, Louisiana · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2025-06-13

Processes with results which could not be fully verified by inspection and tests, were not validated and approved according to established procedures.

AVEM Labs LLC · Las Vegas, Nevada · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2025-05-21

Processes with results which could not be fully verified by inspection and tests, were not validated and approved according to established procedures.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority · Charlotte, North Carolina · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2025-03-04

Processes with results which could not be fully verified by inspection and tests, were not validated and approved according to established procedures.

BioXtek LLC · Pompano Beach, Florida · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2025-02-26

Processes with results which could not be fully verified by inspection and tests, were not validated and approved according to established procedures.

BLS Labs LLC · Mesa, Arizona · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2024-02-09

Processes with results which could not be fully verified by inspection and tests, were not validated and approved according to established procedures.

Berkeley Biologics LLC · Richmond, California · Human Tissue for Transplantation · 2023-09-25

Related SPEQ references

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