[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 8]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR820.90]

[Page 146-147]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 820--QUALITY SYSTEM REGULATION--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart I--Nonconforming Product
 
Sec. 820.90  Nonconforming product.


    (a) Control of nonconforming product. Each manufacturer shall 
establish and maintain procedures to control product

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that does not conform to specified requirements. The procedures shall 
address the identification, documentation, evaluation, segregation, and 
disposition of nonconforming product. The evaluation of nonconformance 
shall include a determination of the need for an investigation and 
notification of the persons or organizations responsible for the 
nonconformance. The evaluation and any investigation shall be 
documented.
    (b) Nonconformity review and disposition. (1) Each manufacturer 
shall establish and maintain procedures that define the responsibility 
for review and the authority for the disposition of nonconforming 
product. The procedures shall set forth the review and disposition 
process. Disposition of nonconforming product shall be documented. 
Documentation shall include the justification for use of nonconforming 
product and the signature of the individual(s) authorizing the use.
    (2) Each manufacturer shall establish and maintain procedures for 
rework, to include retesting and reevaluation of the nonconforming 
product after rework, to ensure that the product meets its current 
approved specifications. Rework and reevaluation activities, including a 
determination of any adverse effect from the rework upon the product, 
shall be documented in the DHR.