A new era has begun for Gluten Free labeling standards; the FDA ruled a year ago that foods bearing the “gluten free” label would be held to certain regulatory standards and those rulings are now in effect. Any food labelled “gluten free” must contain less than 20 milligrams of the protein. Consumers can now confidently […]
Former FDA commissioner David M. Kessler is proposing the FDA extends their label regulations to the front of food packaging. With these regulations in place the consumer will be able to make more conscious decisions when selecting products that meet their needs. Also detailed in Kessler’s proposal is to aggregate related ingredients (i.e. sugar) to […]
Developers and researchers can now access and recalled drugs, medical devices as well as human and animal food product dating back to 2004.OpenFDA has created a weekly updated API that allows users to research any recalled product. Many of the recalls found in the report are product that have incorrect labeling or pose health and […]
Kali Forsberg joins us today as a senior developer specializing in application and database technologies. Kali is a member of our Solutions and Integration team which is responsible for product development, application integration and custom solutions. Kali has over 17 years of experience with a proven record of outstanding performance and results. She shares our […]
FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Sept. 20, 2013 Media Inquiries: Synim Rivers, 301-796-8729, synim.rivers@fda.hhs.gov Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA finalizes new system to identify medical devices Rule will help to improve patient safety Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a final rule for the unique device identification system (UDI) that, once implemented, will provide a […]
Interview: FDA’s UDI Architect Jay Crowley on the Agency’s Approach to UDI and Pending Changes Latest News | Posted: 2 May 2013 By Alexander Gaffney, RF News Editor The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is, like many device regulatory bodies around the world, preparing to implement a huge overhaul of its medical device systems. […]
Unique Device Identifier (UDI) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a proposed rule that most medical devices distributed in the United States carry a unique device identifier, or UDI. Congress passed legislation in 2007 directing the FDA to develop regulations establishing a unique device identification system for medical devices. A UDI system has […]