GMP Problems Put 6 Foreign Firms On Import Alerts Since January

FDA's "detention without physical examination" import alerts allows it to " detain affected [import] products if inspection has revealed that a firm is not operating in conformity with" GMPs, though it typically seeks to prevent distribution of a domestic firm's products only after it fails to respond to a warning letter.

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Six firms in foreign markets exporting a total of 145 dietary supplement and other products to the US have been added so far in 2017 to FDA's import alert list for failing good manufacturing practices inspections.

Another 82 products shipped by two other foreign firms were identified in FDA "detention without physical examination" alerts for supplement...

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