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FDA Expands Surprise Inspections At Foreign Drug And Food Facilities, Targets Double Standards In Overseas Manufacturing Oversight
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intent to expand the use of unannounced inspections at foreign ...
Top FDA Inspection Official to Retire Amid Staff Frustration
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The official in charge of federal food and drug safety inspections will retire May ...
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FDA plans to expand unannounced inspections of foreign drug plants
This move comes a day after President Trump signed an executive order to streamline approval processes for domestic plants.
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Trump's order seeks to ease regulations to compel more U.S. drug manufacturing. He also plans to assess tariffs on drug ...
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FDA plans more unannounced inspections of foreign facilities
The FDA says it conducts approximately 12,000 domestic inspections and 3,000 foreign inspections each year in more than 90 ...
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FDA ramps up unannounced inspections of foreign facilities
The aim is to make sure that foreign companies "receive the same level of regulatory oversight and scrutiny as domestic ...
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FDA plans to increase surprise inspections at companies outside of the US
The FDA said that it plans to expand unannounced inspections at foreign sites that produce food, essential medicines and ...
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FDA Will Increase Unannounced Inspections at Foreign Manufacturing Facilities
For both foods and drugs, most foreign inspections were pre-announced; the agency also re-emphasized its ban on inspectors ...
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FDA announces expanded use of unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing facilities
On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it intends to expand its use of unannounced inspections at ...
USFDA intensifies ‘unannounced inspections’, clarifies on industry-extended travel, limo for inspectors
USFDA tightens regulations with unannounced inspections on overseas facilities, refusing industry services, aiming for equal ...
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FDA ends advance notice for foreign drugmaker inspections: 5 notes
The FDA is ramping up oversight of foreign manufacturing sites by expanding its use of unannounced inspections, a move aimed at leveling the playing field between domestic and international drugmakers ...