US FDA Facility Compliance Actions Could Accelerate Despite Inspections Freeze
Executive Summary
No longer in the field, inspectors have more time to wrap up work on previously completed facility evaluations, attorney Howard Sklamberg says. The inspections freeze could delay manufacturers’ abilities to bring facilities into compliance following adverse inspection findings, as well as agency reclassifications of facility status.
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