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483 Form issued by the FDA on February 2016 to Bausch and Lomb/ Valeant in Tampa, FL. which describes Quality Control Issues that, I claimed @ Whistleblower law suit. Interest to mention that Bausch and lomb /valeant hide the requested 483's from the years when I worked as a Quality Control Inspector.

483 Form issued by the FDA on February 2016 to Bausch and Lomb/ Valeant in Tampa, FL. which describes Quality Control Issues that, I claimed @ Whistleblower law suit. Interest to mention that Bausch and lomb /valeant hide the requested 483's from the years when I worked as a Quality Control Inspector.

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D ISTRICT ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER<br />

555 Winder ly Place, Suite 200<br />

Maitland, FL 32751<br />

(407) 475- 4700 Fax: (407) 475- 4768<br />

DEP ART!\fi:NT OF HEALTH AND HUMAi'l SERVICES<br />

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION<br />

DATE(S) OF INSPECTION<br />

2/8/2016- 2/25/2016*<br />

FEJNUMBER<br />

1000113778<br />

NAME AND TITLE OF INDM OUAL TO WHOM REPORT ISSUED<br />

Ivan (nmi) Cartagena , Executi ve Di rector of Pl ant Operations<br />

F IRM NAME<br />

Bausch & Lomb, Inc .<br />

CITY. STATE. ZIP CODE. COUfflRY<br />

Tampa, FL 33637- 1014<br />

STREET ADDRESS<br />

8500 Hidden River Pkwy<br />

TYPE ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTED<br />

Sterile Drug Manufacturer<br />

C. There was no investigation conducted into the failure of the pruiicle count te (b)(4)<br />

microscopic pruiicle count method) for the post simulated use test f01 (b) (4)<br />

Submission stability batch (Lot # IIIII<br />

NIDI (b)(4)<br />

~-~~ ml bottle Ill fill) failed pruiiculate matter testing with the following results:<br />

• 54 pruiicles/ml ~10 f.1m (b) (4)<br />

• 9 pruiicles/ml ~25 f.1m I (b)(4)<br />

• 3 pruiicles/ml ~50 f.lm I (b)(4)<br />

There was no investigation conducted into the failure to detennine the root cause or to offer a<br />

con ective action.<br />

D. The Nonconf01mance fuvestigation Rep01i (NCR)# 540800 into several HEPA filters that were<br />

fotmd leaking dm·ing the October 20 I 5 shutdo; j 0/10-15/201 5) and were replaced or repaired<br />

is inadequate. Specifically for Aseptic Fill Line · the invest- on states "the only ru·ea that<br />

was identified with a potential impact was II · (filling line · · A NCR inves;~tion was<br />

issued for each of the (non-viable pruticulate) action level results obtained on AF · · (relevant to<br />

the leaking filters). No fmther actions are required at this time."<br />

The review of the non-viable pruiicle testing for Aseptic Fill Line (room- found that<br />

there ~ere five _action level excursions between_ the spring and fall shutdowns of 20 pj{ the<br />

followmg locatwns that con espond to the locatwns lmder HEPA filters #'sll and ·<br />

respectively that failed leak testing:<br />

•<br />

(b) (4)<br />

hopper bowl (dated 8/26/2015 and 9/23/2015)<br />

•<br />

bottle--(dated 5/3/15, 10/2/15 and 10/4/15).<br />

After the leak was detected, filter and filter was repaired. Both HEP A<br />

filters were located in areas above areas with filter #II above the I<br />

- and filter - above and conveyor ru·ea. The five action<br />

~s were attri~d to srunpling eqmpment or sampling enor without justification<br />

I<br />

fl<br />

SEE REVERSE<br />

OF THIS PAGE<br />

EMPLOYEE(S) SIGNATURE<br />

Michael H Tollon, I nve s t i gator<br />

Denise M Digiulio, <strong>FDA</strong> Center Empl oyee or<br />

Employee of Other Federal Agenci es<br />

--<br />

X ,.;dlael H Tollon<br />

Mdllei" Tdon<br />

SJgfWid bf: MI!Nd H. Tallon ·S<br />

DATE ISSUED<br />

2/25/2016<br />

FORM <strong>FDA</strong> <strong>483</strong> (09/08)<br />

PREVIOUS EDmON OBSOLETE<br />

INSPECTIONAL OBSERVATIONS<br />

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