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FDA COVID-19 Response
FDA is working with U.S. government partners, including CDC, and international partners to address the pandemic.
Featured Topics
New Era of Smarter Food Safety
A new approach to food safety that recognizes and builds on the progress made in the past but looks towards what processes and tools will be needed for the future.
Fostering Drug Competition
Increasing the availability of generic drugs helps to create competition in the marketplace, helping make treatment more affordable and increasing access to healthcare for more patients.
Combating the Opioid Crisis
FDA takes actions to combat prescription opioid abuse.
Recent Press Announcements
Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts
The FDA provides information gathered from press releases and other public notices about certain recalls of FDA-regulated products. Not all recalls have press releases or are posted on this website
Feb 22
Vadilal Industries (USA) Recalls "Custard Apple Pulp" Because of Possible Health Risk
Food & Beverages
Feb 18
Family Dollar Stores Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain FDA-Regulated Products in Six States Including Drugs, Devices, Cosmetics, Foods
Animal & Veterinary, Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements, Drugs, Food & Beverages, Medical Devices
Feb 17
Baxter Issues Urgent Safety Communication to Reinforce Important Safety Information Regarding Upstream Occlusion Alarms for all Spectrum V8 and Spectrum IQ Infusion Pumps
Medical Devices
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FDA VOICES: PERSPECTIVES FROM FDA EXPERTS
Innovation and Scientific Collaboration Moved the Generic Drug Program Forward In 2021
2021 was a productive year for the agency’s generic drug program.
FDA on Track to Take Actions to Address Tobacco-Related Health Disparities
FDA expects to issue proposed rules for two tobacco product standards in the spring.
What FDA’s Foods Program Achieved in 2021 to Protect Consumers and the Food Supply
Despite the unprecedented challenges we’ve all faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was another important year for FDA's Foods Program.
Recently Published Guidances
Feb 09
Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Channels of Trade Policy for Human Food Commodities with Chlorpyrifos Residues
Food & Beverages
Feb 09
Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Acute Pain; Draft Guidance for Industry
Drugs
Feb 08
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Policy on COVID-19-Related Sanitation Tunnels
Drugs