The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

30, 2020 – Nearly 15% of talc-based cosmetic products analyzed in a recent study contained asbestos. Environmental Working Group (EWG) — an American advocacy nonprofit that commissioned the tests and did the analysis — said methods used by the cosmetics industry to screen talc supplies are inadequate. MONDAY, Nov.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft update to its Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) for FDA staff on the Agency’s enforcement of major food allergen labeling and cross-contact. By Sophia R. Gaulkin & Riëtte van Laack — On May 16, the U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

Perhaps FDA wanted us to remember 2023 as the year FDA succeeded in uncovering critical defects in drug and device manufacturing, and in critical trials. The FDA compliance data, sorted by category, shows there were 159 Warning Letters issued to drug manufacturers or sponsors during 2023, with 161 issued in calendar year 2022.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Food and Drug Administration announced it is investigating consumer complaints of Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport infections. A review of the firm’s internal records also indicate environmental contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii and the firm’s destruction of product due to the presence of Cronobacter. “As

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Pharmacy Checkers

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is just one agency out of the many that make up the United States Department of Health and Human Services and, from PharmacyChecker’s relatively small (non-regulatory) role of helping verify online pharmacies to protect public health, I’ve learned just how insanely massive its mandate is.

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 27, 2022

Food and Drug Administration today issued draft action levels for lead in single-strength (ready to drink) apple juice and other single-strength juices and juice blends. The FDA will work with manufacturers of these products to encourage the adoption of best practices to lower levels of lead in juice.

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