To analyze the common defects on inspection observations in on-site food inspections conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
This study analyzed the inspection observations (also known as form 483) issued by the FDA on-site food inspections from 2020 to 2024, and the data on inspection observations that fail to meet the requirements of part 117 of title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, used the cited regulation clause numbers as the analytical dimension. Additionally, based on the content of warning letters, discussed and summarized the common defects found in food manufacturers during inspections, as well as the implications and recommendations for Chinese food manufacturing enterprises that exporting to the USA.
FDA inspections revealed that, food manufacturers enterprises had a high incidence of defects in areas such as sanitary operations, processes and controls, hazard analysis, preventive control measures and personnel management. The FDA maintains continuous oversight of the implementation of corrective actions for inspection observations.
Food manufacturing enterprises exporting to the USA should promptly implement effective rectification and provide responses to identified defects, implement targeted continual improvements, continuously improve their food safety management systems and raise the level of quality management.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |