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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #878 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Corrective action not taken

FDA cited this observation 21 times across 21 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.

BY PROGRAM AREA
Devices21
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY202621

How FDA worded it — real examples

Corrective action was not adequately taken to eliminate the cause of nonconformities in order to prevent recurrence.

ALIEN MILLING TECHNOLOGIES · Glendora, California · Devices · 2026-06-25

Corrective action was not taken to eliminate the cause of nonconformities in order to prevent recurrence.

MDI East Inc., DBA Aptyx · South Glens Falls, New York · Devices · 2026-05-21

Corrective action was not taken to eliminate the cause of nonconformities in order to prevent recurrence.

Hemagen Diagnostics Inc · Baltimore, Maryland · Devices · 2026-05-14

Corrective action was not adequately taken to eliminate the cause of nonconformities in order to prevent recurrence.

Biopoly Llc · Fort Wayne, Indiana · Devices · 2026-04-30

Corrective action was not adequately taken to eliminate the cause of nonconformities in order to prevent recurrence.

Fortell Research Inc. · Danbury, Connecticut · Devices · 2026-04-23

Corrective action was not adequately taken to eliminate the cause of nonconformities in order to prevent recurrence.

EVOLUTION DEVICES, INC · San Francisco, California · Devices · 2026-04-15

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.

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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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