FDA import ban on Pakistan devices expanded to cover all surgical instruments.
PAKISTANI SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS IMPORT BAN EXPANDED BY FDA to include all surgical instruments, not just those made of stainless steel, the agency says in a Feb. 9 import alert. FDA expanded the ban on stainless steel surgical instruments from Pakistan, which has been in place since 1991, to apply to non-stainless steel instruments after discovering that manufacturers were attempting to smuggle stainless steel products into the country by mislabeling them as non-stainless steel.
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