FDA Suspends Premarket Notification Requirement For 7 Devices; 84 More Under Consideration
Executive Summary
The US HHS and the FDA on 14 January published a notice that permanently waives premarket notification requirements for seven types of gloves that were given temporary waiver during the pandemic. Regulators are looking to expand the waiver to 84 other products.
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