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FDA In Brief: As Consumers Order More Meals and Groceries  Online, FDA Plans Public Meeting to Address Food Safety Risks

The following quote is attributed to Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for the FDA…

FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Public Workshop to Reconsider Mandatory Prescriber Education for Opioids

The following quote is attributed to Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research “The opioid crisis continues to evolve…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: September 7, 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…

FDA In Brief: FDA Reaches Milestone in Competitive Generic Therapy Drug Approvals

The following quote is attributed to Sally Choe, Ph.D., director of the Office of Generic Drugs in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research…

FDA In Brief: FDA to Hold Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Pfizer-BioNTech’s Application for COVID-19 Booster

The following quote is attributed to Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Research and Evaluation: “The administration recently announced a…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: August 31, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: On August 27, the…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: August 27, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: On August 25, the…

FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Stroke Rehabilitation System

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System), a first-of-its-kind, drug-free rehabilitation system intended to treat moderate…

FDA Denies Marketing Applications for About 55,000 Flavored E-Cigarette Products for Failing to Provide Evidence They Appropriately Protect Public Health

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first marketing denial orders (MDOs) for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products after determining the applications…

FDA Releases PFAS Testing Results from First Survey of Nationally Distributed Processed Foods

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the results of the first survey of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in nationally distributed processed foods,…