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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #947 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Wet cleaning

FDA cited this observation 18 times across 18 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
Foods18
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20183
FY20179
FY20166

How FDA worded it — real examples

Failure to sanitize and thoroughly dry, prior to use, food-contact surfaces which have been wet cleaned.

Sebastian Joe's Corporation · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Foods · 2018-09-28

Failure to sanitize and thoroughly dry, prior to use, food-contact surfaces which have been wet cleaned.

Valentini Italian Specialties · Hialeah, Florida · Foods · 2018-04-27

Failure to sanitize and thoroughly dry, prior to use, food-contact surfaces which have been wet cleaned.

Tasty Baking Company, Inc. · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Foods · 2017-11-15

Failure to sanitize and thoroughly dry, prior to use, food-contact surfaces which have been wet cleaned.

An Xuyen Bakery, Inc. · Seatac, Washington · Foods · 2017-07-07

Failure to sanitize and thoroughly dry, prior to use, food-contact surfaces which have been wet cleaned.

SR Rosati, Inc. DBA Rosati Ice · Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania · Foods · 2017-06-01

Failure to sanitize and thoroughly dry, prior to use, food-contact surfaces which have been wet cleaned.

MILEEVEN LTD. · Piltown · Foods · 2017-04-12

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.

Cleaning validationFood 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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