ProPublica

The FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, Watchdog Report Finds

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Food and Drug Administration rarely uses its authority to ...
FierceBiotech

GAO probe finds understaffed FDA putting some medical device recall work on the 'back burner'

The FDA’s oversight of medical device recalls continues to be plagued by staffing challenges—forcing some activities to be placed on the “back burner” and resulting in lengthy response times, ...
Healthcare Dive

FDA needs more staff, authority to oversee device recalls, watchdog finds

The Food and Drug Administration lacks adequate staffing to oversee medical device recalls, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The report, which ...
MD&M East

FDA Expands Medical Device Recall Alert Program

FDA has expanded its early alert pilot program to cover all medical devices, according to a September 29 notice. In November 2024, the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health launched the ...
Earth.com

FDA issues nationwide recall for a widely-used nasal spray

The FDA orders the recall of a nasal spray in the US after finding live microbes; immunocompromised patients are at greatest ...
JD Supra

FDA Expands Early Alert Program to All Medical Devices

On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the expansion of its Early Alert program to include all medical devices. This expansion builds on a pilot program that ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Durbin, Schakowsky take aim at medical device recalls

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Jan Schakowsky want an electronic format for medical device makers to quickly and transparently report recall information to federal regulators to improve what they ...
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The FDA rarely forces manufacturers to recall dangerous medical devices, watchdog report finds

The Food and Drug Administration rarely uses its authority to pull dangerous medical devices off the market and is so poorly staffed that it’s sometimes unable to make sure companies are taking ...
MedPage Today

FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, GAO Report Says

This story was originally published by ProPublica. The FDA rarely uses its authority to pull dangerous medical devices off the market and is so poorly staffed that it's sometimes unable to make sure ...