FDA Warning Letters, 483s and Recalls: January 2020
Warning letters
A warning letter is FDA's formal notice that a firm has significant violations. Company names link to the letter on fda.gov. Tobacco retailer letters are counted above but not listed.
No warning letters outside tobacco are recorded for this month yet.
OAI inspections
OAI (Official Action Indicated) means FDA recommends regulatory and/or administrative action after the inspection. Facility names link to the facility's FDA record.
| Date | Facility | Product type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2020 | Daito Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Drugs | Japan |
| Jan 31, 2020 | Nassif Wholesale | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 31, 2020 | ULTRAtab Laboratories, Inc. | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Angiplast Private Limited | Devices | India |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Kradjian Importing Company, Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Laboratorios Dentales De Zona Franca, S.A. | Devices | Costa Rica |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Care Solutions | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Custom Nutraceuticals, LLC | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Indus Medicare Limited | Devices | India |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Nature's Supplements, Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Sooil Development Co., Ltd. | Devices | Korea (the Republic of) |
| Jan 22, 2020 | American Fertility Medical Center - Genetic Infertility & Andrology Laboratory, Inc. | Biologics | United States |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Iacofano's Group LLC | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Salud Natural Entrepreneur, Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 21, 2020 | 88 Special Sweet, Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Cali Rice Valley Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Montgomery Fertility Center | Biologics | United States |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Only Natural Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Eosera, Inc. | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Gateway America LLC | Veterinary | United States |
| Jan 17, 2020 | New Tiao Peng Trading, Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Paisley Farm, LLC | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Quality Dairy Company | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Heritage Tobacco LLC | Tobacco | United States |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Still Water Dairy, LLC | Veterinary | United States |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Victor Manoharan, DVM | Veterinary | United States |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Fresh & Ready Food Group | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Grandma's Herbs, Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Philips Respironics, Inc. | Devices | United States |
| Jan 10, 2020 | ProFresh International Corp. | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Enzymology Research Center, Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Limited | Food/Cosmetics | Maldives |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Post Brands Pet Care, LLC | Veterinary | United States |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Sprouts Unlimited Wholesale Foods Inc | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 9, 2020 | T & S Dairy | Veterinary | United States |
| Jan 7, 2020 | Alora Pharmaceuticals LLC | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Bread And Cie, LLC | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
Most-cited Form 483 sections
The CFR sections FDA investigators cited most often in inspections that ended this month.
| CFR section | Observation | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 21 CFR 1.502(a) | Develop FSVP | 34 |
| 21 CFR 820.100(a) | Lack of or inadequate procedures | 31 |
| 21 CFR 820.198(a) | Lack of or inadequate complaint procedures | 27 |
| 21 CFR 117.35(a) | Sanitary operations - Plant sanitation | 23 |
| 21 CFR 117.130(a)(1) | Hazard Analysis - Identification of Hazard | 22 |
| 21 CFR 117.145(a) | Sanitation Controls Monitoring Proced: Establish Implement | 22 |
| 21 CFR 111.70(e) | Specifications - identity, purity, strength, composition | 19 |
| 21 CFR 117.35(c) | Pest control | 19 |
| 21 CFR 117.80(c) | Manufacturing, processing, packing, holding - Controls | 19 |
| 21 CFR 117.37 | Sanitary facilities and controls | 17 |
Class I recalls
Class I is FDA's most serious recall class: a reasonable chance the product causes serious health problems or death.
| Date | Firm | Product type | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Abbott Vascular | Devices | Coronary Dilatation Catheters may exhibit difficulty or inability to deflate the balloon. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. | Food | The product contains undeclared milk. |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Salud Natural Entrepreneur, Inc. | Food | FDA sampling of senna leaves powder, an ingredient used to manufacture the Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber (powder) and Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber… |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Salud Natural Entrepreneur, Inc. | Food | FDA sampling of senna leaves powder, an ingredient used to manufacture the Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber (powder) and Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber… |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Beepas LLC | Food | Beepa's Goulash Starter contains undeclared milk. |
| Jan 28, 2020 | McCormick & Company, Inc. - Flavor Manufacturing Center | Food | Product being recalled due to undeclared milk. |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Quesos La Ricura, Ltd. | Food | Possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Heartware, Inc. | Devices | Potential for an HVAD System user to mistakenly insert the Battery Charger AC Adapter into an HVAD Controller power port. |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Heartware, Inc. | Devices | Potential for an HVAD System user to mistakenly insert the Battery Charger AC Adapter into an HVAD Controller power port. |
| Jan 15, 2020 | The Honest Stand | Food | Undeclared Allergen: Product contains both cashews and almonds, but only almonds were labeled on the physical product. Both allergens were… |
| Jan 7, 2020 | CME America, LLC | Devices | Infusion Pump Systems may have a delivery inaccuracy of up to 13%, which may result in 1) faster than expected drug delivery when infusing… |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. | Food | Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Ducktrap River Of Maine LLC | Food | Herring in Wine Sauce contains undeclared milk |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC | Food | May contain undeclared milk allergen |
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