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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #844 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Adequate facilities for cleaning, bactericidal treatment

FDA cited this observation 22 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
Parts 1240 and 125022
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20263
FY20232
FY20221
FY20193
FY20182
FY20173
FY20168

How FDA worded it — real examples

Adequate facilities are not provided for the of equipment used in the preparation of food and beverages.

Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts Inc · New York, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-06-29

Adequate facilities are not provided for the cleaning and bactericidal treatment of equipment used in the preparation of food and beverages.

HornBlower Cruises and Events LLC · New York, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-05-06

Adequate facilities are not provided for the bactericidal treatment of multiuse eating and drinking utensils and equipment used in the preparation of food and beverages.

Valley Gem Inc. - Rivera · Marietta, Ohio · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2025-10-09

Adequate facilities are not provided for the bactericidal treatment of multiuse eating and drinking utensils.

Valley Gem Inc. - Valley Gem · Marietta, Ohio · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2023-09-07

Adequate facilities are not provided for the cleaning and bactericidal treatment of equipment used in the preparation of food and beverages.

dnata US Inflight Catering LLC · Inwood, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2023-02-02

Adequate facilities are not provided for the of equipment used in the preparation of food and beverages.

Air Culinaire Worldwide LLC · White Plains, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2021-10-22

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 validation

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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