Microbiology FDA 483 (Biocon Sdn.): Fails to establish and document the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility of its test methods

Observation

Your firm fails to establish and document the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility of its test methods

Facility Type

Sterile Manufacturing

Firm / Company

Biocon Sdn. Bhd.

System

Quality System, Laboratory Controls, Facility and Equipment System

Details

Specifically, *** stoppers are being used for product contact container-closures for *** vial and ***. However, your firm’s *** for both vial stoppers and *** stoppers are deficient to assure product quality and patient safety.

(A) The *** method for *** mL vial *** stoppers was validated at the Biocon Bangalore site and transferred to the Biocon Malaysia site. However, method transfer study was not performed per section 6.2 of the BWQA/SOP/081, entitled ” Procedure for Method Validation , Method Transfer and Method Verification”, v 003 to demonstrate that your QC Laboratory has the procedural and technical ability to perform the transferred method as intended.

(B) Your firm does not perform routine *** to qualify each incoming lot of *** stoppers. You rely on information provided in the supplier’s certificate of Analysis (COA). However, upon further review, your supplier’s COAs do not contain *** results information.

Record Date

08/2023

FEI Number

3011248248

Country

Malaysia

Citation Type

483

Audit Duration (Days)

Investigators

Eileen A. Liu, Investigator, Patty P. Kaewussdangkul, Daniel Lahar, Rong Guo

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