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The Trump administration wants to onshore drug manufacturing. Technologists are answering the call.
Looming threats to pharmaceuticals and the drug supply chain have brought fresh attention to onshoring. Experts say ...
Trump's Drug Tariffs: Where Does the U.S. Import Pharmaceuticals From?
President Trump has threatened to slap a 200% tariff on foreign-made pharmaceuticals. That would roil the $200 billion-plus ...
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA morale, a U.S.-Swiss trade deal on pharma levies, and more
The steady erosion of experienced staff is slowly compromising FDA work and low morale is pushing more workers to the exits ...
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Fish Recall Update for 3 States as FDA Sets Highest Risk Level
The FDA classified the recall as Class I, its highest risk level for food recalls, on Tuesday. The fish, distributed under the description "Salted Smoked Split Herring," was sold in 18-pound ...
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FDA to prevent import of some Olympus scopes made in Japan
(The FDA lists 58 devices subject to its import warning. See the full list here.) This isn’t the first instance of FDA scrutiny surrounding Olympus devices made in Japan.
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FDA stops Olympus devices from entering the US - MedTech Dive
Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration has blocked certain Olympus Medical devices from entering the U.S. because of quality system failings at a site in Japan. FDA officials issued the import ...
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Ghana to Enforce Palm Oil Import Permits from July 2025
From July 14, 2025, palm oil importers in Ghana must register and obtain permits The move aims to stabilize the domestic market and protect local producers from unfair competition Ghana imported an ...
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We Spent a Year Investigating How the FDA Let Risky Drugs Into the U.S. Market - ProPublica
To gauge what the FDA knew about the drugs before and after they were exempted from import bans, ProPublica drew on reports from the agency’s Adverse Event Reporting System.
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FDA steps up import enforcement for infant formula, coconut, seafood and more - Food Safety News
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts. See chart below for list of alerts.
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OUT OF THE RED – US FDA Approves Petition To Remove Mang Tomas, UFC, Jufran from Import Alert 99-45
The US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has officially approved Nutriasia’s petition to remove Mang Tomas All Purpose Sauce, Jufran Banana Sauce, and UFC Banana Sauce (both Regular and Hot ...
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US FDA ends import restrictions for Mang Tomas, UFC, Jufran
The US FDA initially issued Import Alert 99-45 in July last year, citing the use of Potassium Iodate in Nutriasia products as the reason for their inclusion on the red list. This ingredient is used to ...