← 483 OBSERVATION EXPLORER

FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #675 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Validation of Process or Other Preventive Control

FDA cited this observation 25 times across 22 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
Veterinary Medicine25
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20263
FY20256
FY20245
FY20232
FY20226
FY20193

How FDA worded it — real examples

You did not validate your identified process preventive control to adequately control the hazard as appropriate to the nature of the preventive control and its role in your food safety system.

Farmina Pet Food USA LLC · Reidsville, North Carolina · Veterinary Medicine · 2026-03-05

You did not validate your identified process preventive control to adequately control the hazard as appropriate to the nature of the preventive control and its role in your food safety system.

Waves & Wine, Inc. · Mendota, California · Veterinary Medicine · 2026-01-30

You did not validate your identified process preventive control to adequately control the hazard as appropriate to the nature of the preventive control and its role in your food safety system.

SHEPHERD BOY FARMS · Greensburg, Indiana · Veterinary Medicine · 2025-11-12

You did not validate your identified process preventive control to adequately control the hazard as appropriate to the nature of the preventive control and its role in your food safety system.

Raw Bistro, Inc. · Cannon Falls, Minnesota · Veterinary Medicine · 2025-09-29

You did not validate your identified process preventive control to adequately control the hazard as appropriate to the nature of the preventive control and its role in your food safety system.

Akralos Animal Nutrition LLC · Iowa City, Iowa · Veterinary Medicine · 2025-09-17

You did not validate your identified process preventive control to adequately control the hazard as appropriate to the nature of the preventive control and its role in your food safety system.

Ridley USA Inc. · Fort Worth, Texas · Veterinary Medicine · 2025-09-12

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.

Veterinary industry

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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