← 483 OBSERVATION EXPLORER

FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #890 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Process for production and service provision not validated

FDA cited this observation 16 times across 16 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
Devices16
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY202616

How FDA worded it — real examples

Processes for production and service provision where the resulting output cannot be, or is not, verified by subsequent monitoring or measurement were not adequately validated.

ALIEN MILLING TECHNOLOGIES · Glendora, California · Devices · 2026-06-25

Processes for production and service provision where the resulting output cannot be, or is not, verified by subsequent monitoring or measurement were not validated.

Hi Tech Mold & Tool, Inc. · Pittsfield, Massachusetts · Devices · 2026-06-11

Processes for production and service provision where the resulting output cannot be, or is not, verified by subsequent monitoring or measurement were not validated.

Enterra Medical, Inc. · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Devices · 2026-05-04

Processes for production and service provision where the resulting output cannot be, or is not, verified by subsequent monitoring or measurement were not adequately validated.

Astura Medical · Irving, Texas · Devices · 2026-04-23

Processes for production and service provision where the resulting output cannot be, or is not, verified by subsequent monitoring or measurement were not validated.

NATERA, INc · Austin, Texas · Devices · 2026-04-06

Processes for production and service provision where the resulting output cannot be, or is not, verified by subsequent monitoring or measurement were not validated.

Dion Label Printing, LLC · Westfield, Massachusetts · Devices · 2026-04-01

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.

Medical devices

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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