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Lifecore Biomedical — Chaska

Chaska, Minnesota, United States · CDMO

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Site facts

Company
Lifecore Biomedical
Name(s) in FDA data
Lifecore Biomedical, LLC
FEI number(s)
1000115753 (present in FDA Data Dashboard records for this name and city)
Location (as in FDA data)
Chaska, Minnesota, United States 55318
Records matched
8 FDA inspections · 1 inspection with posted 483 citations
Most recent FDA inspection in dataset
12 Mar 2025 — VAI

Capabilities (from the company's website)

  • Clinical trial supply & packaging
    …N 55318 150,000 sq. ft Manufacturing Operations Aseptic formulation and filling Secondary Packaging Microbiology and analytical quality control labs Sodium hyaluronate manufacturing (fermen…
  • Analytical testing
    …,000 ft 2 cooler​ Distribution Quality control lab Particulate lab Contract Development​​ Analytical development lab Directions 8700 Shelby Court, Suite 400 Chanhassen, MN 55317 20,000 sq. ft Manufactur…
  • Microbiology
    …0,000 sq. ft Manufacturing Operations Aseptic formulation and filling Secondary Packaging Microbiology and analytical quality control labs Sodium hyaluronate manufacturing (fermentation) Ware…

Taken from a company-level page; the company does not publish a separate page for this site, so tags may describe the wider organisation. Source: https://www.lifecore.com/our-campus/, checked 16 Oct 2026. Quoted text shows the wording each tag is based on.

Regulatory timeline

Newest first. Each entry links to the published source. Inspection classifications: NAI = no action indicated, VAI = voluntary action indicated, OAI = official action indicated (FDA definitions). Posted 483 citations are FDA's short summaries, not the full Form 483.

  1. 12 Mar 2025
    Form 483 observations 2 posted Form 483 citation(s)

    Citation summaries (2)
    • 21 CFR 211.166(a): Written program not followed
    • 21 CFR 211.67(a): Cleaning / Sanitizing / Maintenance

    Source: FDA Data Dashboard – Citations (FEI 1000115753, inspection ID 1252478)

  2. 12 Mar 2025
    FDA inspection FDA inspection classified VAI

    Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI). Product type(s): Drugs. Project area(s): Drug Quality Assurance.

    Source: FDA Data Dashboard – Inspections (FEI 1000115753, inspection ID 1252478)

  3. 26 Feb 2019
    FDA inspection FDA inspection classified VAI

    Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI). Product type(s): Drugs. Project area(s): Drug Quality Assurance.

    Source: FDA Data Dashboard – Inspections (FEI 1000115753, inspection ID 1082292)

  4. 22 Feb 2017
    FDA inspection FDA inspection classified VAI

    Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI). Product type(s): Drugs. Project area(s): Drug Quality Assurance.

    Source: FDA Data Dashboard – Inspections (FEI 1000115753, inspection ID 1008491)

  5. 20 Nov 2015
    FDA inspection FDA inspection classified VAI

    Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI). Product type(s): Drugs, Veterinary. Project area(s): Drug Quality Assurance; Monitoring of Marketed Animal Drugs, Feed, and Devices.

    Source: FDA Data Dashboard – Inspections (FEI 1000115753, inspection ID 954610)

  6. 25 Apr 2013
    FDA inspection FDA inspection classified NAI

    No Action Indicated (NAI). Product type(s): Devices. Project area(s): Project Evaluation: Devices.

    Source: FDA Data Dashboard – Inspections (FEI 1000115753, inspection ID 830835)

  7. 24 Feb 2012
    FDA inspection FDA inspection classified NAI

    No Action Indicated (NAI). Product type(s): Devices. Project area(s): Compliance: Devices.

    Source: FDA Data Dashboard – Inspections (FEI 1000115753, inspection ID 768986)

  8. 21 Jul 2011
    FDA inspection FDA inspection classified OAI

    Official Action Indicated (OAI). Product type(s): Devices. Project area(s): Compliance: Devices.

    Source: FDA Data Dashboard – Inspections (FEI 1000115753, inspection ID 736098)

  9. 27 Aug 2010
    FDA inspection FDA inspection classified OAI

    Official Action Indicated (OAI). Product type(s): Veterinary. Project area(s): Monitoring of Marketed Animal Drugs, Feed, and Devices; Pre-Approval Eval. of Animal Drugs and Food Additives.

    Source: FDA Data Dashboard – Inspections (FEI 1000115753, inspection ID 678948)

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