House Republicans Criticize FDA Foreign Facility Inspections, Agency Publishes More Warnings

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee conducts hearing as subcommittee chair Morgan Griffith and Energy and Commerce chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers leave no doubt they give FDA failing grade on foreign inspections. Five foreign facilities among firms in FDA’s latest warnings.

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The Food and Drug Administration posted its latest warning letters including multiple ex-US OTC drug firms found in violation of manufacturing regulations as House Republicans criticized its foreign facility inspection work.

The Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on 6 February conducted a hearing as subcommittee chair Morgan Griffith,...

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