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Compliance professional reviewing a signed decision document

You're about to approve something you may need to defend later.

If that decision was questioned right now — could you explain why it was safe?

Where authorization fails under inspection

Decision made, but no recorded rationale
Evidence exists, but not tied to the decision
Signature present, but no authorization logic

Inspection Scenario

Your CAPA is closed. Your records are complete. An investigator asks one more question.

During a routine FDA inspection, an investigator pulls a CAPA closed fourteen months ago. The effectiveness check is marked complete. All corrective actions are documented.

Then the investigator asks the question your quality system was not designed to answer.

The issue was not the CAPA. It was the absence of a defensible authorization record.

FDA Inspection — CAPA Effectiveness Review

“Who made the determination that this CAPA was effective — and what evidence did they review before authorizing the closure?”

Record That Does Not Exist

Who evaluated the effectiveness evidence
What standard governed the determination
Who formally authorized the closure decision

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