Supplement Firms Should Tighten Supply Gatekeeping As FDA Suspends Inspections
Executive Summary
Supplement manufacturers should increase vigilance over supply chains after FDA suspends routine facility inspections and certain requirements of its foreign supplier verification program. Firms should verify even their trusted supplier’s next few certificates of analysis and step-up adverse event monitoring.
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