Blakes Continuity Podcast: Entering the COVID-19 Marketplace: Proceed with Care
In a June 6 Letter of Authorization (LoA) regarding the emergency use authorization (EUA) for non-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-approved disposable filtering facepiece respirators manufactured...more
Citing poor quality, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has barred the importation of certain KN95 filtering facepiece respirators manufactured in China. On May 7, 2020, FDA revised and reissued the...more
In response to shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) critical to limiting the spread of and mitigating the impact of COVID-19, the United States has recently issued a series of rules, memoranda, and other guidance...more
Along with the US Food and Drug Administration’s guidance addressing shortages of masks and respirators, FDA has released guidance aimed at increasing the supply of other personal protective equipment important in the fight...more
Foley Hoag’s Trade Sanctions & Export Controls Practice offers experienced, proactive regulatory advice to help clients avoid regulatory compliance missteps and to prevail in official proceedings… Included in this Issue: •...more
To address the COVID-19 public health crisis, FDA issued two immediately in effect guidance documents: FDA Guidance for Industry (April 2020) Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease...more
On April 2, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a revised temporary enforcement policy regarding the manufacture and distribution of face masks and filtering facepiece respirators during the COVID-19 public...more
...On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip James Clyburn, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, and Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone held a press conference on a...more