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Featured Topics
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New Era of Smarter Food Safety
A new approach to food safety that recognizes and builds on the progress made in the past but looks towards what processes and tools will be needed for the future.
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Fostering Drug Competition
Increasing the availability of generic drugs helps to create competition in the marketplace, helping make treatment more affordable and increasing access to healthcare for more patients.
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Combating the Opioid Crisis
FDA takes actions to combat prescription opioid abuse.
Recent Press Announcements
Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts
The FDA provides information gathered from press releases and other public notices about certain recalls of FDA-regulated products. Not all recalls have press releases or are posted on this website
Nov 22
Fusion Health and Vitality Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Core Essential Nutrients and Immune Boost Sublingual Vitamin D3 Due to the Unapproved Use of a Food Additive and Unapproved Marketing Statements
Dietary Supplements, Drugs
Nov 21
Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces Limited Recall of Organic Romaine Hearts
Food & Beverages
Nov 19
Fresenius Kabi Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of a Single Lot of Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection Due to Cross-Contamination of Lidocaine
Drugs
FDA VOICES: PERSPECTIVES FROM FDA EXPERTS
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Why the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is Important to FDA
How the many provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement affect FDA, advance public health and FDA’s regulatory approaches.
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The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee and its Role in Advising the Agency on COVID-19 Vaccines
This week, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) is meeting to discuss vaccines to prevent COVID-19.
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FDA’s Technology Modernization Action Plan Accelerates the Path to Enhancing and Promoting “People First” Public Health
FDA’s TMAP is the blueprint for modernizing our IT systems.
Recently Published Guidances
Nov 23
CVM GFI #255 Elemental Impurities in Animal Drug Products Questions and Answers
Animal & Veterinary
Nov 20
Clinical Drug Interaction Studies With Combined Oral Contraceptives Guidance for Industry
Drugs
Nov 20
Public Availability of Lists of Retail Consignees to Effectuate Certain Human and Animal Food Recalls
Animal & Veterinary, Food & Beverages