Glossary

Deviation

A departure from an approved instruction or an established standard.

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Real inspection findings

Findings from regulators' inspection documents in which this term appears.

  1. You initiated deviation DEV-HOU-2025-002 for not incubating EM plates at the specified time and temperature per your procedure.
    FDA · FDA Warning Letter · 2025-11-25
  2. For example, deviations were not recorded, and investigations were not conducted when microbiological test results were…
    FDA · FDA Warning Letter · 2024-08-06
  3. Our inspection documented approximately 84 open and past due deviation investigations existed as of June 21, 2024.
    FDA · FDA Warning Letter · 2025-01-21
See 1,918 findings that mention this term

Source

ICH Q7, §20 Glossary, Deviation