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Revised FDA Import Alerts
February 15, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

USDA, FDA Announce Meeting on Codex Food Contaminants
February 15, 2011 by Kelly Sly|FDA and EPA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration are sponsoring a public meeting on February 22, 2011 to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 5th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands, March 21--25, 2011.

FDA Exempts Medical Device Data Systems from Premarket Notifications
February 15, 2011 by Kelly Sly|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a final rule, effective April 18, 2011, to reclassify Medical Device Data Systems (MDDSs) from class III (premarket approval) into class I (general controls). MDDS devices are intended to transfer, store, convert from one format to another according to preset specifications, or display medical device data. FDA is exempting MDDSs from the premarket notification requirements.

CPSC Lists CPSIA Certificate Requirements for Its Standards, Rules & Bans
February 14, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted a chart of its rules, standards and bans, listing which Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) certification requirements apply, the dates those requirements apply, and any stays of enforcement in place for these certification requirements.

Revised FDA Import Alerts
February 14, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

Commissioner Nord Urges Finalization of "15(j)" Drawstring Rule
February 14, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a statement on her vote to approve a proposed civil penalty settlement for Ms. Bubbles, Inc. regarding certain children's apparel drawstring hazards. She said she voted with some reservation as she would prefer the agency to finalize its proposed "15(j)" rule on drawstrings, rather than address the risk through ad hoc enforcement.

CPSC Finds No Problem Drywall or Environmental Factors Linked to Ft. Bragg Deaths
February 11, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

An investigation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission presented to Ft. Bragg military officials and families on February 10, 2011 found no evidence either of problem drywall or environmental factors linked to the deaths of three infants. This investigation confirms the results of previous analysis of Ft. Bragg homes by others, which also found no link to problem drywall.