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Expanding US FDA Mandatory Recall Authority To All Drugs Gets House Appropriators’ Approval

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Appropriators’ FDA FY 2021 budget includes amendment to expand its mandatory recall authority introduced by chairman of subcommittee with oversight of agency’s budget, Rep. Sanford Bishop. He said the agency should be able to force drug product recalls as it already can for vaccines, medical devices and products containing ingredients also scheduled as controlled substances.

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US House appropriators want to extend the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to order product recalls to include all OTC ad Rx drugs, although the industry isn’t convinced the agency needs the option.

The Appropriations Committee on 9 July passed its fiscal year 2021 appropriation bill that includes the FDA’s budget with

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