OIG: FDA Inspection and Recall Process Needs Improvement
In a case of interesting timing, less than two weeks after FDA announced the approval of its Human Foods Program reorganization plan, the OIG announced
In a case of interesting timing, less than two weeks after FDA announced the approval of its Human Foods Program reorganization plan, the OIG announced
We have written before about FSVP being a serious issue, but it is clear that FDA is taking lack of compliance with FSVP very seriously.
A year and a half after “reimagining” a newly unified FDA, the agency’s Human Foods Program has been approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), targeted for Fall 2024 implementation. How will it change the regulation of the food industry? … Continue readingWhat will FDA’s Approved Reorganization Really Mean for the Industry?
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