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QS Violations in Dongguan Rainbow Tech Inspection

A 7/10-7/11 FDA inspection at Dongguan Rainbow Tech Electronic & Plastic Products Co., Ltd., in Guangdong Sheng, China, found Quality System Regulation violations in the firm’s manufacturing of Class 2 manual emergency ventilators. A 10/7 Warning Letter says the specific violations were:

failure to establish adequate procedures for monitoring and control of process parameters for a validated process;
failure to validate the process with a high degree of assurance and approve it according to established procedures, where the results of a process cannot be fully verified by subsequent inspection and test;
failure to document equipment calibrations; and
failure to establish and maintain document control procedures.

The letter says the adequacy of the firm’s responses to the inspection observations could not be determined.

Dongguan was told to respond with a list of steps it has taken to correct the noted violations and prevent their recurrence, with documentation of the corrections and a schedule for completing them.

Gupta Raises Concerns About Overton’s Independence, Ideology

FDA commissioner nominee Heidi Overton’s responses on vaccines, contraception and abortion medication during her 9/24 Senate confirmation hearing raise concerns that ideology could influence her decision-making if she takes over the agency, MSNBC senior medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta said Friday. Gupta was particularly critical of Overton’

Overton Confirmation Remains Uncertain After Senate Hearing

FDA commissioner nominee Heidi Overton emerged from her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday (see earlier story) without resolving questions about whether she has enough Republican support to advance — and with a rapidly narrowing window for confirmation before the midterm elections. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing provided few

FDA Classifies Boston Scientific Imager II Catheter Recall as Class I

FDA has classified Boston Scientific's recall of its Imager II Angiographic Catheters as Class I because a manufacturing problem could cause catheter tips to degrade and detach, potentially resulting in life-threatening complications. The agency announced the Class I classification 9/25, updating an Early Alert it issued

FDA Approves Gazyva for Childhood-Onset Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

FDA has approved Roche’s Gazyva (obinutuzumab) for reducing the risk of relapse in adults and children aged 2 and older with frequently relapsing or steroid-dependent, childhood-onset idiopathic nephrotic syndrome who are in remission. The expanded approval covers the use of the CD20-directed antibody beyond its existing

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Gupta Raises Concerns About Overton’s Independence, Ideology

Overton Confirmation Remains Uncertain After Senate Hearing

FDA Classifies Boston Scientific Imager II Catheter Recall as Class I

FDA Approves Gazyva for Childhood-Onset Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome