FDA Intends To Strengthen Recall Effectiveness Checks
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
McKinsey & Co’s. study recommends FDA accelerate internal communications about recalls and consider outsourcing audit checks to follow-up on more. FDA commissioned the study after the heparin recall in 2008 and the peanut products recall in 2009 revealed flaws in the agency’s system.
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