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Featured Topics
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New Era of Smarter Food Safety
A new approach to food safety that recognizes and builds on the progress made in the past but looks towards what processes and tools will be needed for the future.
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Fostering Drug Competition
Increasing the availability of generic drugs helps to create competition in the marketplace, helping make treatment more affordable and increasing access to healthcare for more patients.
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Combating the Opioid Crisis
FDA takes actions to combat prescription opioid abuse.
Recent Press Announcements
Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts
The FDA provides information gathered from press releases and other public notices about certain recalls of FDA-regulated products. Not all recalls have press releases or are posted on this website
Nov 09
Lohxa LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse USP, 0.12% Due to Microbial Contamination
Drugs
Nov 06
Tanimura & Antle Voluntary Recalls Packaged Single Head Romaine Lettuce Due to Potential E. Coli 0157:H7 Contamination
Food & Beverages
Nov 02
Nostrum Laboratories, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750 mg, Due to N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Content Above the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) Limit
Drugs
FDA VOICES: PERSPECTIVES FROM FDA EXPERTS
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The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee and its Role in Advising the Agency on COVID-19 Vaccines
This week, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) is meeting to discuss vaccines to prevent COVID-19.
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FDA’s Technology Modernization Action Plan Accelerates the Path to Enhancing and Promoting “People First” Public Health
FDA’s TMAP is the blueprint for modernizing our IT systems.
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A Culture of Responsibility: Laboratory Safety at the FDA
A cornerstone of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s scientific work is to ensure that we operate our laboratories in a safe and secure manner.
Recently Published Guidances
Nov 10
Draft Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Disclosure of Sesame as an Allergen
Food & Beverages
Nov 10
Regulatory Considerations for Microneedling Products
Medical Devices
Nov 09
Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations — Eligibility Criteria, Enrollment Practices, and Trial Designs Guidance for Industry
Drugs