[ FDA INSPECTION CLASSIFICATIONS ]

Every FDA inspection classification, counted.

Each record is FDA’s posted outcome for one inspection at one establishment — NAI, VAI or OAI, FDA’s labels, not SPEQ’s. Classifications post weeks to months after an inspection ends, so “recent” means recently classified, not recently inspected. Foreign sites are inspected far less often than US ones, so geography maps FDA’s reach, not global quality; and one firm can appear many times across sites and program areas.

SOURCEFDA Data Dashboard
DATASETinspections_classifications
RECORDS HELD352,751
LATEST RECORD2026-10-14
REFRESHrefreshed weekly
Records held352,751Dated classification records, FY2009 to FY2027 — every fiscal year FDA publishes.SPEQ · count
Latest inspection end2026-10-14Classifications post weeks to months after an inspection ends, so the newest record is recently classified, not recently inspected.FDA · record
Coverage17 of 19 fiscal yearsEvery fiscal year FDA publishes, FY2009–FY2027, walked to the end; refreshed weekly for late-finalised classifications.SPEQ · count
OAI base rate4.0%Share of classifications in closed fiscal years (FY2009–FY2025) that FDA classed OAI. FY2026 is excluded: FDA posts OAI last, so an open year under-counts it.SPEQ · share · closed years
How inspections close · closed fiscal years · 332,977 classifiedFDA classification · SPEQ share · closed years
NAI No Action Indicated · 213,817 · 64.2%VAI Voluntary Action Indicated · 105,804 · 31.8%OAI Official Action Indicated · 13,356 · 4.0%

Most inspections close clean — NAI is the base rate, and OAI is rare.

352,751 records · FY2009–FY2027
Counts as of 2026-10-27 05:30 UTC · public counts, named records Professional

INSPECTIONS BY FISCAL YEAR · FILTERED SETSPEQ · count · this query

Inspections by fiscal year, FY2009 to FY2027, over the current filters: 17 complete years, 0 still loading into SPEQ, FY2026, FY2027 partial. Highest total FY2011, 26,118.

18,054 · SPEQ count · records, FY2009723 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2009FY0922,090 · SPEQ count · records, FY2010909 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2010FY1026,118 · SPEQ count · records, FY20111,205 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2011FY1125,335 · SPEQ count · records, FY20121,168 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2012FY1221,989 · SPEQ count · records, FY20131,177 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2013FY1320,823 · SPEQ count · records, FY20141,030 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2014FY1420,865 · SPEQ count · records, FY20151,046 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2015FY1521,134 · SPEQ count · records, FY2016786 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2016FY1622,174 · SPEQ count · records, FY2017757 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2017FY1722,095 · SPEQ count · records, FY2018547 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2018FY1820,198 · SPEQ count · records, FY2019632 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2019FY199,991 · SPEQ count · records, FY2020357 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2020FY208,561 · SPEQ count · records, FY2021442 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2021FY2115,944 · SPEQ count · records, FY2022595 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2022FY2219,089 · SPEQ count · records, FY2023579 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2023FY2317,738 · SPEQ count · records, FY2024634 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2024FY2420,779 · SPEQ count · records, FY2025769 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2025FY2519,708 · SPEQ count · records, FY2026. FY2026 is still posting; classifications post weeks to months after an inspection ends.417 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2026. FY2026 is still posting; classifications post weeks to months after an inspection ends.FY26*66 · SPEQ count · records, FY2027. FY2027 is still posting; classifications post weeks to months after an inspection ends.0 · SPEQ count · OAI classifications, FY2027. FY2027 is still posting; classifications post weeks to months after an inspection ends.FY27*

* still posting — classifications post weeks to months after an inspection ends; this year is not comparable to closed years.

BY PRODUCT TYPE · OAI OVERLAIDSPEQ · count · this query

Records by product type over the current filters, sorted by volume: Food/Cosmetics 199,225 (5,777 OAI); Devices 51,244 (3,039 OAI); Drugs 41,000 (3,224 OAI); Biologics 32,664 (307 OAI); Veterinary 27,246 (1,264 OAI); Tobacco 1,372 (162 OAI).

WHERE FDA INSPECTEDSPEQ · count · this query

Top places by record count over the current filters. This is where FDA inspects, which is not where quality is worst.

US states
Countries / areas

Ranked by count, never by rate. This maps FDA’s reach — where it inspects — not where quality is worst.

Counts below 10 are shown as “fewer than 10” on the public page. Professional readers see exact counts.

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SOURCE · FDA DATA DASHBOARD · INSPECTIONS_CLASSIFICATIONS · 352,751 RECORDS · COUNTS AS OF 2026-10-27

Method. SPEQ walks FDA’s inspections_classifications dataset fiscal year by fiscal year, FY2009 onward, and counts what it holds. The counts on this page are SPEQ’s arithmetic over FDA’s records; the classifications are FDA’s. Base rates use closed fiscal years only. Counts below 10 are shown as “fewer than 10” on the public page. SPEQ’s mirror is additive: a record FDA later withdraws or revises stays here, so a count can exceed FDA’s own published figure for the same year. SPEQ publishes no risk score or ranking, and an inspection outcome is a moment in time, not a standing verdict.

What FDA says about this data. “This database does not represent a comprehensive listing of all conducted inspections and should not be used as a source to compile official data.” “Inspections conducted by States, pre-approval inspections, mammography facility inspections, inspections waiting for a final enforcement action, and inspections of nonclinical labs are not included.” “Some inspection data may not be posted until a final enforcement action is taken.” FDA · Inspection Classification Database, read 2026-10-03.

Looking up one firm? The Company Dossier joins inspections to recalls and warning letters. Released inspection documents are in Inspection Documents; where establishments are, in the GxP Landscape.