MDA To Increase Audits Of Notified Bodies, Manufacturers During 1999-2000
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The UK's Medical Devices Agency (MDA) intends to audit the performance of active notified bodies in Britain "at least once a year" and take "any action necessary" to maintain standards of performance "at the required level," the agency states in its recently released "Business Plan 1999-2000."
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