Supplement facility GMP inspections by FDA in 2022 along with the frequency of form 483s sent to firms following inspections return to roughly pre-pandemic annual numbers after dipping during 2020 and 2021.

Commissioner Califf underscores need to keep inspections systems ‘tuned up’ to prevent manufacturers from ‘losing their edge’ on quality.

“This system is fundamentally prone to supply chain disruptions with so few manufacturers,” says Mark Moorman, FDA Office of Food Safety director. In FDLI presentation, he acknowledges delicate balance in stemming distribution of potentially contaminated power formula while sustaining supply.

“This system is fundamentally prone to supply chain disruptions with so few manufacturers,” says Mark Moorman, FDA Office of Food Safety director. In FDLI presentation, he acknowledges delicate balance in stemming distribution of potentially contaminated power formula while sustaining supply.

Virginia Republican Morgan Griffith has same message for FDA he’s previously stated about hemp ingredients. Agency “has dragged its feet in properly regulating CBD and hemp-derived products on the market, creating confusion about its legal uses,” he says.

While 2018 farm bill removed hemp –from US list of controlled substances, it sustained prohibition against participation in hemp production by convicted felons who’ve completed their sentences.