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 establish acceptance criteria for the sampling and testing conducted by the quality control unit that are adequate to assure that batches of drug products meet each appropriate specification and appropriate statistical quality control criteria as a condition for their approval and release. (21 CFR 211.165(d))
Passage 2Your firm failed to follow appropriate written procedures that are designed to prevent microbiological contamination of drug products purporting to be sterile. (21 CFR 211.113(b))
Passage 3Your firm failed to establish an adequate system for monitoring environmental conditions in aseptic processing areas. (21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(iv))
Passage 4Your firm failed to follow written procedures for cleaning and maintenance of equipment. (21 CFR 211.67(b))
Passage 5Your firm failed to conduct microbiological testing before use of each lot of a component with potential for objectionable microbiological contamination in light of its intended use. (21 CFR 211.84(d)(6))
Passage 6Your firm failed to validate and establish the reliability of your component supplier’s test analyses at appropriate intervals. (21 CFR 211.84(d)(2))
Citations in the original letter
As cited in this historical letter, not a statement of current regulatory requirements.
- 21 CFR 200.10(b)
- 21 CFR 210
- 21 CFR 210.1(b)
- 21 CFR 211.165(d)
- 21 CFR 211.113(b)
- 21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(iv)
- 21 CFR 211.67(b)
- 21 CFR 211.84(d)(6)
- 21 CFR 211.84(d)(2)