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21 CFR 820.198(c): Complaint files

PART 820-QUALITY SYSTEM REGULATION · Subpart M-Records

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Citation 21 CFR 820.198(c)
Section Complaint files
Part PART 820-QUALITY SYSTEM REGULATION
Subpart Subpart M-Records
Subchapter 21 CFR H Medical Devices
Product types cited Devices, Drugs, Food/Cosmetics, General, Other_Regulations
Regulation text (excerpt) (c) Any complaint involving the possible failure of a device, labeling, or packaging to meet any of its specifications shall be reviewed, evaluated, and investigated, unless such investigation has already been performed for a similar complaint and another investigation is not necessary.

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