Glossary

Endotoxin

A lipopolysaccharide component of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria which, if present in a medicine, can cause a pyrogenic response.

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Real inspection findings

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

  1. You stated in your response that the revised endotoxin test procedure includes the use of single use containers.
    FDA · FDA Warning Letter · 2023-06-13
  2. Additionally, your validation for umbilical cord processing only included sterility testing and endotoxin testing as measurements of product attributes.
    FDA · FDA Warning Letter · 2022-08-09
  3. Your response to observation #5 states you sent out current Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) for microbial and endotoxin testing.
    FDA · FDA Warning Letter · 2025-04-15
See 57 findings that mention this term

Source

EU GMP Annex 1 (2022), Glossary, Endotoxin; 식품의약품안전처, 「알기 쉬운 GMP 용어집」