FDA Email Alert: Next Day’s Manufacturing Volume Reporting Due Date Still Voluntary
Executive Summary
Objections to 15 February reporting date established in draft guidance spurred rare last-minute notice assuring industry that it was a non-binding recommendation, not a requirement. Action reflects confusion that can arise in interpreting policy guidance.
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