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    I’m grateful for the thousands of employees who continue work on vital public health activities during the lapse in funding, such as drug shortages mitigation for life-sustaining drugs, food outbreaks, and surveillance of adverse events reports that could cause human harm.

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    1/2 We’re alerting consumers and health care providers that Torrent is expanding its voluntary recall of losartan potassium tablets to include 8 more lots (10 total) due to trace amounts of NDEA impurity above the acceptable level in the API

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    THREAD: is committed to sharing the latest info re: angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) recalls including valsartan, losartan and irbesartan and want to clarify which products are and are not under recall. 1/4

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    Flu activity is picking up nationwide. It looks like a predominant H1N1 season which tends to peak later. There’s still time to get your flu vaccine.

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    15 hours ago

    Olde York Potato Chips Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in One Lot of Clancy's Wavy Potato Chips 10 Oz

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    15 hours ago

    Shamrock Farms Issues Voluntary Recall of 2% Reduced Fat Vanilla Half Gallon Milk Due to Undeclared Almonds

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    I’ve heard from friends contacted by an online pharma news pub that’s preparing a story speculating that I’m leaving . I want to be very clear - I’m not leaving. We’ve got a lot important policy we’ll advance this year. I look forward to sharing my 2019 strategic roadmap soon

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    Jan 2

    During the partial shutdown, continues to promptly respond to recalls. Oskri Organics Corp recalls Organic Sunflower Butter Lot #099, Oskri Tahini Butter Lot #193 & Thrive Sunflower Butter Lot #233 due to possible health risk. More info at

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    THREAD: will continue to advance certain policy, consistent with what's permissible under law. Carryover user-fees support important actions, including developing guidance and advancing policies that further FDA’s regulatory oversight of medical products and animal drugs.

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    Thank you to colleagues who made 2018 a record year for public health. We had all time record approvals for novel drugs (59) devices and biosimilars; and a FY18 record for generic drugs (CY18 #'s pending). For 2019, I hope we're ALL back at work soon, advancing our mission.

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    The flu season is picking up. This year it looks like the predominant strain could be H1N1, which tends to peak later. So it's not to late to get your vaccine. Moreover, in past years the vaccine tends to protect better against H1N1 strains.

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    My note to fellow employees tonight updating on the lapse in funding, and looking ahead to 2019. I wish all my colleagues a happy and peaceful New Year. Working together, we set new records in our pursuit of public health

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    As part of our continuing investigation, has announced a recall of additional valsartan containing products owing to the detection of NDEA impurity.

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    To the many colleagues who were at their posts this week operating critical functions through the shutdown, and many more who are critical to our work but on furlough, I hope you have a peaceful New Years with family. I’m grateful for your dedication to our shared mission.

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    I want my colleagues to know I recognize the personal hardship this shutdown imposes on them, the uncertainty, and the impact on work that’s meaningful to us and to the American people. I stand by you and will do whatever I can to restore critical functions and support you.

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    THREAD: We have questions re: drug review work that’s not user fee funded and won’t continue during shutdown. CBER will pause non-emergency work on whole blood, blood components for transfusion, allergenic extracts and HCT/Ps regulated solely under sec. 361 of the PHSA. 1/4

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    During the partial shutdown, to the extent permitted by the law, critical public health activities continue such as monitoring for & quickly responding to foodborne outbreaks & recalls. Read more at

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    For timely updates on ’s food safety related activities during the government shutdown follow our Deputy Commissioner

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    SHUTDOWN UPDATE: Our inspection and interdiction work continues at the International Mail Facilities: At Miami airport’s International Mail Facility, ’s Isis Bermudez helps protect U.S. borders from packages potentially containing counterfeit and contaminated drugs.

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    1/2 We've received lots of questions regarding generic drugs during the shutdown. New GDUFA submissions that'll be processed with carryover user fees include: CBE and prior approval supplements, amendments, annual reports, applications for PET drugs, and general correspondence...

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