← 483 OBSERVATION EXPLORER

FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #801 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Removal of pest harborages

FDA cited this observation 24 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
Foods24
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20261
FY20256
FY20242
FY20222
FY20197
FY20185
FY20171

How FDA worded it — real examples

Potential harborages for pests in and outside your poultry house have not been eliminated by removing debris within a poultry house and removing debris and vegetation outside the poultry house.

Nestor Reyes Farm & Associates Inc. · Rio Grande, Puerto Rico · Foods · 2026-02-12

Potential harborages for pests in and outside your poultry house have not been eliminated by removing debris and vegetation outside the poultry house.

MISSION MOUNTAIN ORGANIC EGGS · Ronan, Montana · Foods · 2025-09-09

Potential harborages for pests in and outside your poultry house have not been eliminated by removing debris within a poultry house.

Loyd Sanabria Hernandez dba Avicola Santa Fe · Salinas, Puerto Rico · Foods · 2025-07-10

Potential harborages for pests in and outside your poultry house have not been eliminated by removing debris and vegetation outside the poultry house.

Ozark Mountain Eggs · Ozone, Arkansas · Foods · 2025-07-01

Potential harborages for pests in and outside your poultry house have not been eliminated by removing debris and vegetation outside the poultry house.

Robert G Miller · Orocovis, Puerto Rico · Foods · 2025-05-01

Potential harborages for pests in and outside your poultry house have not been eliminated by removing debris within a poultry house.

Corporacion Avicola Morovis, Inc. · Morovis, Puerto Rico · Foods · 2025-02-18

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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