The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final Guidance regarding Public Warning and Notification of Recalls Under 21 CFR Part 7, Subpart C. The document makes limited changes to the Draft Guidance that was issued in January 2018. The Guidance outlines circumstances when a company should issue a public warning about a voluntary
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Publishing Retail Consignees Lists to Effectuate Certain Human and Animal Food Recalls
By Joe Levitt & Christine Forgues on
On September 26, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. on FDA’s commitment to disclose retailer information for certain food recalls to improve consumer safety. Additionally, on September 27, 2018, FDA published a Federal Register Notice announcing availability of a draft guidance on the Public Availability of…
FDA Responds to HHS Office of Inspector General Report Identifying Flaws in FDA’s Food Recall Processes
By Joe Levitt, Maile Hermida, Elizabeth Fawell & Leigh Barcham on
In response to a recent report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., announced that FDA will be issuing guidance on recall communications within the next six months. Commissioner Gottlieb’s announcement followed an OIG report that identified several shortcomings…