Warning Letter Roundup & Recap – Dec. 19, 2017
Executive Summary
US FDA asks syringe-maker Nurse Assist to hire a consultant to audit its manufacturing and quality systems, and targets another firm for marketing Zika virus tests without pre-market approval or clearance in two device-related warning letters posted this week.
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