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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 8, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continued to take action in the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: On Tuesday October 5, the FDA…

FDA In Brief: FDA Warns Public and Health Care Professionals Not to Use Needle-free Devices for Injection of Dermal Fillers

The following quote is attributed to Binita Ashar, M.D., director of the Office of Surgical and Infection Control Devices in FDA’s Center for Devices and…

FDA In Brief: FDA Warns Firms for Continuing to Market E-cigarette Products After Agency Denied Authorizations

The following quote is attributed to Mitch Zeller, J.D., director of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products: “The FDA is responsible for ensuring that new tobacco…

FDA Issues Final Order and Guidance on Surgical Staplers and Staples for Internal Use

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced several actions related to surgical stapler and staple regulation and safety. “At the heart of our public…

FDA Announces Signing of Domestic Mutual Reliance Agreements with California, Florida, Utah and Wisconsin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that California, Florida, Utah and Wisconsin have entered into domestic mutual reliance agreements with the agency. These…

FDA Revises Hospital and Health System Compounding Guidance to Help Preserve Patient Access to Compounded Drugs

Compounded drugs can serve an important role for patients whose medical needs cannot be met by an FDA-approved drug. The FDA is continuing our efforts…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 5, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: As part of the…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional OTC Home Test to Increase Access to Rapid Testing for Consumers

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the ACON Laboratories Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test, an over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19…

FDA Finalizes Two Foundational Rules for Companies Seeking to Market New Tobacco Products

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two final rules for the premarket review of new tobacco products. These foundational rules provide additional information…

Federal officials seize spices and food additive products held under insanitary conditions from a Florida warehouse

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that, on behalf of the agency, the U.S. Marshals Service conducted a mass seizure of FDA-regulated spices…