FDA Warning Letters, 483s and Recalls: January 2024
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.
| Date | Company | Issuing office | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2024 | Barkey GmbH & Co. KG | Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) | Investigational Device Exemptions (IDE)/Premarket Approval Application (PMA) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Les Importations Herbasanté Inc. | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER | CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Barsotti Juice Company, Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West V | Juice HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, LLC | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West III | CGMP/Manufacturing, Packing or Holding Human Food/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Knickerbocker 365, Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East VI | Food Labeling/Misbranded |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Soulaire Corporation | Center for Devices and Radiological Health | Investigational Device Exemptions (IDE)/Premarket Approval Application (PMA) Adulterated Device |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Agila Corporation Dba Woody’S Pet Food Deli | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West I | CGMP/Hazard Analysis/Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals (PCAF)/Adulterated |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lucky K.T. Co., Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West V | CGMP/Manufacturing, Packing or Holding Human Food/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Nobles Medical Technology II, Inc. | Center for Devices and Radiological Health | Investigational Review Board (IRB) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | QuVa Pharma, Inc. | Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations I | Compounding Pharmacy/Adulterated Drug Products |
| Jan 26, 2024 | S & J International Enterprises Public Company Limited | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER | CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Colgin, Inc. | Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations II | CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Sambrosa Care Inc. | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER | Finished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Mexpobaja Corporation | Division of West Coast Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Mei Lan Thailand Co., Ltd. | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER | CGMP/Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)/Adulterated/Refused Inspection |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Exactech, Inc. | Center for Devices and Radiological Health | CGMP/QSR/Medical Devices/Adulterated |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Glicerinas Industriales, S.A. De C.V. | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | CDER | CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Comercializadora Internacional Piscicola New Your S.A | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition | Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Dr. Joel Kaplan Inc. | Center for Devices and Radiological Health | Quality System Regulation for Medical Device Reporting/Adulterated/Misbranded |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Grace Supply Inc. | Division of Southwest Imports | Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Korean Food, Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations West III | CGMP/Food/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Misbranded |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Fresenius Kabi AG | Center for Devices and Radiological Health | CGMP/QSR/Medical Devices/Adulterated |
| Jan 3, 2024 | ReConserve Inc. | Division of Human and Animal Food Operations East II | CGMP/Animal Food/Adulterated |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Prime Lab LLC | Office of Pharmaceutical Quality | CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Adulterated |
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, 2024 | Baylab USA, LLC | Devices | United States |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Ruth Special Food Store LLC | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Genuine Virgin Aloe Corp | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 29, 2024 | SALEM Botanicals Corp. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 29, 2024 | TJA Health LLC | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 26, 2024 | FANCYSTAGE, UNIPESSOAL, LDA. | Drugs | Portugal |
| Jan 26, 2024 | HERBALAND NATURALS INC | Food/Cosmetics | Canada |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Optikem International, Inc. | Veterinary | United States |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Specialty Process Labs LLC | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Harouts Inc. | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 24, 2024 | F. Hunziker + Co. AG | Food/Cosmetics | Switzerland |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Med Pen Concepts, LLC | Devices | United States |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Swity D.O.O. | Food/Cosmetics | Bosnia-Hercegovina |
| Jan 22, 2024 | AG Essence, Inc. | Devices | United States |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Donggang Wanrui Food Co., Ltd. | Food/Cosmetics | China |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Herbaland Naturals Inc | Food/Cosmetics | Canada |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Kyokuyo Global Seafoods Co., Ltd. | Food/Cosmetics | Thailand |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Lucero Produce II Corp | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Omega Tech Labs, Inc. | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 22, 2024 | What The Raw | Veterinary | United States |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Brassica Pharma Private Ltd | Drugs | India |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Dalian Lingfa Food Co., Ltd. | Food/Cosmetics | China |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Meridian Made | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Thorn BioScience LLC | Veterinary | United States |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Greenfruit Avocados, LLC | Food/Cosmetics | United States |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Little Moon Essentials LLC | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Session Supply Company | Tobacco | United States |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Huanghe Road Site) | Drugs | China |
| Jan 15, 2024 | HERBALAND NATURALS INC | Food/Cosmetics | Canada |
| Jan 12, 2024 | The Richline Group Inc | Devices | United States |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Reynolds Engineering & Equipment | Drugs | United States |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Twillman Feed Service LLC | Veterinary | United States |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Xo Biologix | Biologics | United States |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Wagco Distribution Inc | Tobacco | 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 | 41 |
| 21 CFR 117.35(a) | Sanitary operations - Plant sanitation | 22 |
| 21 CFR 820.198(a) | Lack of or inadequate complaint procedures | 19 |
| 21 CFR 820.100(a) | Lack of or inadequate procedures | 16 |
| 21 CFR 111.70(e) | Specifications - identity, purity, strength, composition | 14 |
| 21 CFR 117.80(c) | Manufacturing, processing, packing, holding - Controls | 13 |
| 21 CFR 211.22(d) | Procedures not in writing, fully followed | 12 |
| 21 CFR 111.70(b)(2) | Specifications-component purity, strength, composition | 11 |
| 21 CFR 117.130(a)(1) | Hazard analysis - Identification of hazard | 11 |
| 21 CFR 117.135(a)(1) | Sanitation preventive controls - Implement | 10 |
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 31, 2024 | Hearty Acquisitions LLC | Food | Product contains undeclared soy. |
| Jan 25, 2024 | MG Foods Middletown | Food | Undeclared egg |
| Jan 25, 2024 | UTZ QUALITY FOODS, LLC | Food | Product may contain undeclared milk. |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. | Devices | The peroxide cross-linked tubing has leachables identified as NDL PCBAs. |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. | Devices | The peroxide cross-linked tubing has leachables identified as NDL PCBAs. |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. | Devices | The peroxide cross-linked tubing has leachables identified as NDL PCBAs. |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. | Devices | The peroxide cross-linked tubing has leachables identified as NDL PCBAs. |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. | Devices | The peroxide cross-linked tubing has leachables identified as NDL PCBAs. |
| Jan 23, 2024 | TRUONG GIANG WAREHOUSE | Food | Undeclared sulfites |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Byrne Dairy, Inc | Food | contains undeclared peanuts |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Medtronic Neurosurgery | Devices | Potential for catheter disconnection from the patient line stopcock connectors. |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Medtronic Neurosurgery | Devices | Potential for catheter disconnection from the patient line stopcock connectors. |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Medtronic Neurosurgery | Devices | Potential for catheter disconnection from the patient line stopcock connectors. |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Medtronic Neurosurgery | Devices | Potential for catheter disconnection from the patient line stopcock connectors. |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Medtronic Neurosurgery | Devices | Potential for catheter disconnection from the patient line stopcock connectors. |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Lydia Pack 3 Inc | Food | Hummus product label declares Tahini but does not declare sesame. |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Lydia Pack 3 Inc | Food | Hummus product label declares Tahini but does not declare sesame. |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Lydia Pack 3 Inc | Food | Hummus product label declares Tahini but does not declare sesame. |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Hans Kissle Company, LLC | Food | contains undeclared soy and egg |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Avanos Medical, Inc. | Devices | MIC* Gastric - Jejunal Feeding Tube Kits contain a sterile pre-filled syringe subsequently recalled by Nurse Assist. |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Avanos Medical, Inc. | Devices | MIC* Gastric - Jejunal Feeding Tube Kits contain a sterile pre-filled syringe subsequently recalled by Nurse Assist. |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Neptune Resources, LLC | Drugs | Marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA: Product contains tianeptine, a substance not FDA-approved for any medical use in the United States. |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Neptune Resources, LLC | Drugs | Marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA: Product contains tianeptine, a substance not FDA-approved for any medical use in the United States. |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Neptune Resources, LLC | Drugs | Marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA: Product contains tianeptine, a substance not FDA-approved for any medical use in the United States. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. Dba Don Francisco Cheese | Food | Listeria monocytogenes contamination. |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Big Island Candies, Inc. | Food | Wrong product in package; undeclared allergen (peanuts) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vyaire Medical | Devices | Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification… |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vyaire Medical | Devices | Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification… |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vyaire Medical | Devices | Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification… |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vyaire Medical | Devices | Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification… |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vyaire Medical | Devices | Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification… |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vyaire Medical | Devices | Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification… |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vyaire Medical | Devices | Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification… |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vyaire Medical | Devices | Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification… |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Vyaire Medical | Devices | Risk of hypoventilation caused by duckbill and ring broken/disassembled, due to faulty mold/tooling producing out of specification… |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Ventec Life Systems, Inc. | Devices | The bonded spiral wrap may detach before or during ventilation due to a manufacturing issue. Detachment of the spiral wrap can compromise… |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. | Food | Product contains undeclared wheat. |
| Jan 6, 2024 | World Green Nutrition Inc. | Food | FDA analysis found product labeled as tejocote is actually contains yellow oleander, which is toxic to humans. |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Drugs | Labeling: Label Mix-up |
| Jan 4, 2024 | U.S. Tov, Inc. | Food | Potential choking hazard; product contains konjac. |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Thoratec Corp. | Devices | Due to software and controller systems that results in unexpected pump start or pump stop. |
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