Rule 12 May 2025 foods, cosmetics, food regulation, color additives, drugs, fda, medical devices, compliance, calcium phosphate

🍗FDA Approves Calcium Phosphate as Safe Color Additive

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of calcium phosphate as a color additive in ready-to-eat chicken products, white candy melts, doughnut sugar, and sugar for coated candies. This action is in response to a color additive petition (CAP) filed by Innophos, Inc. (Innophos or petitioner).

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Rule 9 May 2025 breast milk testing, infant health, medical devices, fda, regulatory compliance

🍼FDA Classifies Breast Milk Macronutrients Test System for Safety

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the breast milk macronutrients test system into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the breast milk macronutrients test system's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

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Rule 9 May 2025 laboratories, dna test, compliance, regulation, medical devices, fda, hematological malignancies, biologics

🧬FDA Classifies DNA Test for Hematological Malignancies as Class II

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the DNA-based test to measure minimal residual disease in hematological malignancies into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the DNA-based test to measure minimal residual disease in hematological malignancies classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

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Rule 9 May 2025 laboratories, compliance, regulation, health care, medical devices, fda, microbial nucleic acids, biologics

🧪FDA Classifies Microbial Nucleic Acid Storage Devices

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the microbial nucleic acid storage and stabilization device into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the microbial nucleic acid storage and stabilization device's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

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Rule 9 May 2025 healthcare, voriconazole, medical devices, fda, diagnostics, regulatory compliance

⚙️Voriconazole Test System Classification

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the voriconazole test system into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the voriconazole test system's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

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Rule 9 May 2025 healthcare, packaging and containers, medical devices, blood, fda, coagulation, business regulation

⚙️FDA Classifies Coagulation System for Blood Measurement Devices

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the coagulation system for the measurement of whole blood viscoelastic properties in perioperative patients into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the coagulation system for the measurement of whole blood viscoelastic properties in perioperative patients' classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

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Rule 9 May 2025 laboratories, healthcare, compliance, cytomegalovirus, regulation, medical devices, fda, biologics

🧪FDA Classifies Cytomegalovirus Detection Device for Regulatory Ease

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the cytomegalovirus nucleic acid detection device for congenital cytomegalovirus infection into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the cytomegalovirus nucleic acid detection device for congenital cytomegalovirus infection's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

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Rule 9 May 2025 laboratories, healthcare, medical devices, fda, nucleic acids, regulatory compliance, biologics

🧬FDA Classifies New Nucleic Acid Detection Device for STIs

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the device to detect nucleic acids from non-viral microorganism(s) causing sexually transmitted infections and associated resistance marker(s) into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the device to detect nucleic acids from non-viral microorganism(s) causing sexually transmitted infections and associated resistance marker(s)'s classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

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Rule 9 May 2025 laboratories, biotechnology, health care, medical devices, fda, regulatory compliance, biologics

🧬FDA Classifies Medical Device for Microbial Nucleic Acids Detection

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the device to detect and identify microbial nucleic acids by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in clinical specimens into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the device to detect and identify microbial nucleic acids by FISH in clinical specimens classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

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Rule 9 May 2025 laboratories, healthcare, medical devices, fda, diagnostics, regulatory compliance, biologics

🩺FDA Classifies Non-Microbial Analytes Detection Device

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is classifying the device to detect and measure non-microbial analytes to aid in the detection and identification of localized human infections into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the device to detect and measure non-microbial analytes to aid in the detection and identification of localized human infections' classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

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