...that your receiving inspection operation is being influenced to push items through because production needs them. At least if RI is under QA/QC you can avoid that perception of bias.
FDA has permitted manufacturers to use incoming items that had not yet been proven acceptable for use, provided that the manufacturer maintained control of the unapproved items and could retrieve the product that contained the unapproved items before distribution. Therefore, the requirement that product ‘‘shall not be used or processed until * * * verified’’ has been deleted from § 820.80(b), now entitled ‘‘Receiving acceptance activities.’’ However, FDA emphasizes that while the product can be used in production prior to verification, it cannot be distributed prior to verification. FDA does not permit the distribution of unapproved product through an urgent use provision, because all finished devices must comply with § 820.80(d), ‘‘Final acceptance activities,’’ before they are released for distribution.