On 23 April, after refusing for nearly a month, China finally gave permission to FDA investigators to enter the country.

This page includes information provided to FDA investigators and inspectors to assist them in their daily activities.

These are some of the things an FDA investigator will look for if we conduct an inspection related to a recall.

China finally gave permission to FDA investigators to enter the country.

Depending on the seriousness of the problem, an FDA investigator may visit the person who made the complaint, collect product samples, and initiate inspections.

The FDA investigator will report time following the instructions in the Appendix B.2.

During any subsequent inspection, FDA investigators are expected to verify overall completeness and effectiveness of corrective actions.

FDA investigators also found structural defects making the facility accessible to rodents.

A day later, FDA investigators provided the warehouse manager a list documenting the violations.

However, enforcement is difficult given the number of supplement manufacturers and the 16% decline in FDA investigators from 2003 to 2006.