FDA Kills ISO Voluntary Audit Program As MDSAP Efforts Accelerate
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The agency has terminated a 2012-launched ISO 13485 voluntary audit program, which gave companies the chance for a one-year reprieve from an FDA inspection, to put all attention on the global Medical Device Single Audit Program.
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