The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to establish minimum and maximum levels of selenium in infant formula. The proposed rule would also add selenium to the statement of amounts of nutrients for infant formula labeling, to be listed between iodine and sodium. Comments on the proposed rule are due by July 1, except for comments on proposed information collection requirements, which are due by May 16.
On April 12-14 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for April 10 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
On April 11 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration threatened to refuse imports from Guatemalan and Costa Rican produce farms and packing houses after finding “objectionable conditions and practices” at each, according to two agency warning letters.
On April 10 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On April 9 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On April 8 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration is soliciting public comments on new regulations that will give the agency administrative detention authority with respect to drugs. The authority is granted to FDA under the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDSIA), signed into law by President Obama July 2012 (see 12062727). Section 709 of that law alters the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act -- which gives FDA administrative detention authority for food, tobacco products and devices -- by adding drugs to that list of items.
On April 5-7 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: