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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #914 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Adulterated food disposition

FDA cited this observation 19 times across 17 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
Foods19
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20251
FY20241
FY20231
FY20222
FY20202
FY20193
FY20188
FY20171

How FDA worded it — real examples

You did not properly dispose of adulterated food.

Fantis Foods California, Inc. · Santa Fe Springs, California · Foods · 2025-05-19

You did not properly dispose of adulterated food.

FirstWave Innovations, Inc. · Middlesex, North Carolina · Foods · 2024-04-18

You did not properly dispose of adulterated food.

Matgouel Food Co., Ltd. · Yeoju-si · Foods · 2023-07-07

You did not properly dispose of and recondition adulterated food.

Gold Coast Distributors, Inc. · Stockton, California · Foods · 2022-05-27

You did not properly dispose of and recondition adulterated food.

Prico Produce, LLC · Caguas, Puerto Rico · Foods · 2022-01-31

You did not properly dispose of and recondition adulterated food.

Corn Maiden Foods, Inc. · Harbor City, California · Foods · 2019-12-02

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.

Food 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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