Selected passages from the FDA letter
Quoted FDA text from the published dataset. These selected excerpts are not the complete letter.
Passage 1Your firm failed to record and justify any deviations from required laboratory control mechanisms (21 CFR 211.160(a)).
Passage 2Your firm failed to establish and follow appropriate written procedures that are designed to prevent microbiological contamination of drug products purporting to be sterile, and that include validation of all aseptic and sterilization processes (21 CFR 211.113(b)).
Passage 3Your firm failed to establish an adequate system for maintaining equipment used to control the aseptic conditions (21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(vi)).
Passage 4Your firm failed to thoroughly investigate any unexplained discrepancy or failure of a batch or any of its components to meet any of its specifications, whether or not the batch has already been distributed (21 CFR 211.192).
Passage 5Your firm failed to establish an adequate quality unit and the responsibilities and procedures applicable to the quality control unit are not in writing and fully followed (21 CFR 211.22(a) and 211.22(d)).
Citations in the original letter
As cited in this historical letter, not a statement of current regulatory requirements.
- 21 CFR 210
- 21 CFR 211.160(a)
- 21 CFR 211.113(b)
- 21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(vi)
- 21 CFR 211.192
- 21 CFR 211.22(a)