FDA warning letter · Drugs

Aerosol and Liquid Packaging, Inc.

Issued · Posted by FDA

Selected passages from the FDA letter

Quoted FDA text from the published dataset. These selected excerpts are not the complete letter.

Passage 1

Your firm failed to conduct at least one test to verify the identity of each component of a drug product. Your firm also failed to validate and establish the reliability of your component supplier’s test analyses at appropriate intervals (21 CFR 211.84(d)(1) and 211.84(d)(2)).

Passage 2

Your firm failed to establish written procedures for production and process control designed to assure that the drug products you manufacture have the identity, strength, quality, and purity they purport or are represented to possess (21 CFR 211.100(a)).

Passage 3

Your firm failed to adequately qualify the equipment and validate the processes used to manufacture the **(b)(4)** Topical Antiseptic Spray drug product. You have not performed process performance qualification (PPQ) studies, nor did you have a meaningful ongoing program for monitoring process control, to ensure stable manufacturing operations and consistent drug quality. This is a repeat observation from the previous April 2014 and September 2016 FDA inspections.

Passage 4

Your firm failed to clean, maintain, and, as appropriate for the nature of the drug, sanitize and/or sterilize equipment and utensils at appropriate intervals to prevent malfunctions or contamination that would alter the safety, identity, strength, quality, or purity of the drug product beyond the official or other established requirements (21 CFR 211.67(a)).

Passage 5

Your firm failed to establish an adequate quality unit (QU) with the responsibilities and authority to oversee the manufacturing of drug products. For example, you failed to ensure:

Passage 6

Failure to address violations may also cause FDA to withhold issuance of Export Certificates. FDA may withhold approval of new applications or supplements listing your firm as a drug manufacturer until any violations are completely addressed and we confirm your compliance with CGMP. We may re-inspect to verify that you have completed corrective actions to address any violations.

Citations in the original letter

As cited in this historical letter, not a statement of current regulatory requirements.

  • 21 CFR 201.128
  • 21 CFR 210
  • 21 CFR 211.84(d)(1)
  • 21 CFR 211.100(a)
  • 21 CFR 211.67(a)
  • 21 CFR 211.22
  • 21 CFR 211.194(a)
  • 21 CFR 211.188
  • 21 CFR 211.182
  • 21 CFR 211.180(e)
  • 21 CFR 330