Zdrowie i gospodarka · 10.06.1996

Import and Private Laboratory Communities: Public Meetings

The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) is announcing a series of Grassroots Meetings to be held with the import and private laboratory communities. These meetings will follow a prescribed format similar to what was used recently in the Grassroots Regulatory Partnership Meetings held as part of the National Performance Review and will be conducted by key agency officials including ORA's Division of Field Science, the Division of Import Operations and Policy, and other representatives from the field and headquarters. The purpose of the meetings is to establish a dialogue with the import, domestic, and private laboratory communities, trade associations, and other interested persons. The intent of the dialogue is to explore ways the agency might improve current policy and procedures related to the use of private laboratories to establish product compliance with FDA regulations. After the meetings a report will be prepared outlining a strategy for making positive changes in policy and/or procedures related to the agency's use of analytical data from private laboratories. DATES: The public meetings are scheduled as follows: 1. Tuesday, June 25, 1996