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	<title>QA/RA Updates for Medical Device Professionals &#187; FDA</title>
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		<title>FDA Hosts Public Hearing to Address the Internet and Social Media and how they Relate to Product Regulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sage Farrar, Emergo Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FDA is holding a public hearing on November 12 and 13, 2009 from 8am to 5pm each day to discuss the increasing challenges that social media and the internet have presented to product regulation. The hearing will be at the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center in Washington, D.C. In addition to the public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US FDA may get large increase in funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 16:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Schorre, Emergo Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Wall Street Journal published an article noting that President Obama has requested an additional $300,000,000 in funding for the US FDA, from $2.06 billion to $2.35 billion. That&#8217;s a 14% increase.  If the funding is approved by Congress, the agency will likely hire more inspectors which will lead to more frequent visits from the FDA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US FDA announces new website</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 22:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Schorre, Emergo Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration has said that it plans to launch a redesigned website, presumably in 2009. This should be good news for users of the site. Hopefully, guidance documents and other relevant information will be easier to find, and databases will be easier to use. Here&#8217;s the brief announcement. Keep your fingers crossed. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US FDA issues notice on preamendment Class III devices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Schorre, Emergo Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just posted a notice in the April 9, 2009 Federal Register notifying manufacturers of 25 types of Class III medical devices that their products will be subject to scrutiny soon. The 25 products are all &#8220;preamendment&#8221; Class III devices that were already being sold on the US market prior to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated list of recognized Standards published by US FDA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Schorre, Emergo Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) within the US Food and Drug Administration has published an updated list of recognized standards used in premarket reviews of medical device submissions. This list is generally updated every 3-6 months by FDA. You can download the most recent list published in the Federal Register.
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