Monday, January 29, 2007

FDA's Consumer Safety Officers - Jan 29, 2007

Ever wonder about the qualifications of the FDA investigators? The official job title is Consumer Safety Officer. This position is the frontline position of the FDA. CSOs are stationed at over 200 locations throughout the US.

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

45 Years of CGMPs - Jan 23, 2007

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the birth of CGMPs. These regulations have reached middle age and are still evolving. Dr. Suzanne White Junod, FDA Historian, wrote an interesting article about the beginnings of CGMP, entitled "God, Motherhood and the Flag" Implementing the First Pharmaceutical Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP's) Regulations

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Monday, January 15, 2007

FDA Halts Sales at Medical Device Company - Jan 15, 2007

GE OEC Medical Systems signed a consent decree with FDA which prohibits the manufacturing and distribution of specified GE OEC Medical Systems X-ray surgical imaging systems at facilities in Salt Lake City, UT, and Lawrence, MA.

This action follows a Warning Letter issued to the company in March 2005. Here's one excerpt from the Warning Letter.

"Our inspection disclosed that your firm discovered that test technicians were not completing original test procedure documentation (Process History Records), but instead were copying test results from one device to another for a period of at least one year."

"Not only were test technicians found to be using photocopied device test results as noted above, but supervisory staff and management who reviewed and signed off on these records never caught this practice which occurred for at least one year."

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Monday, January 08, 2007

Congress to Split FDA? - January 8, 2007

Will the new Congress, controlled by the Democrats, split FDA into two agencies? One for Foods and one for the Medical industries?

Stripping FDA of the responsibility for Foods regulation could result in a more focused, stronger agency for the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Getting Fit in 2007 - Jan 3, 2007

Now that the holidays are behind us, many people's thoughts are on losing unwanted pounds and getting fit. Even the FDA is in this mode. For FDA's tips on How to Lose and Manage Weight, go to www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/obesity.html

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