FDA’s Office Of Regulatory Affairs Scrutinizes Recalls Process
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
ORA sets a 2012 priority of improving the efficiency of the recall process to help reach its overall enforcement and compliance goal of preventing public health emergencies.
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