FDA to Double Foreign GMP Inspections This Year
August 27, 2009
FDA to Double Foreign GMP Inspections This Year
The FDA intends to double its overseas inspections of facilities for good manufacturing practice (GMP) compliance this year from 50 to 100, according to the agency. The FDA is severe to flesh of neat-cattle up overseas GMP inspections, as opposed to inspections linked to an application, Edwin Rivera-Martinez, chief of the international assent tributary in CDER’s division of manufacturing and submission, said Wednesday at the 14th Annual GMP by the agency of the Sea conference in Cambridge, Md. Overseas offices also may demeanor unannounced inspections, he said. The agency plans to staff its Mexico City office by dint of. Nov. 1 with medicine and food experts, the next stone’s throw in the FDA Without Borders initiative, he said.

