FDA Watch

FDA Watch
Podcast Description
FDA Watch is a twice-monthly, national podcast that provides an independent, non-partisan forum for discussing and understanding the latest developments, trends, and issues involving FDA. The podcast focuses on four core areas: pharmaceuticals and biologics; medical devices and diagnostics; food and dietary supplements; and cosmetics and personal care products, as well as on the overall direction of FDA regulation. The podcast also will have bonus episodes to cover breaking news. Podcast guests analyze FDA regulations, guidances, and policy developments and engage in insightful and revealing conversations with the co-hosts: Wayne Pines, former FDA associate commissioner and author/editor of 16 books about FDA, and Shelly Garg, principal at Garg Law, an FDA-focused law firm and a frequent writer on FDA issues. Subscribers to the podcast include regulatory affairs specialists, food and drug attorneys, policymakers, government officials, strategic planners, and IT and cybersecurity professionals.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast centers on four primary topics: pharmaceuticals and biologics, medical devices and diagnostics, food and dietary supplements, and cosmetics and personal care products. Recent episodes have covered significant subjects such as MoCRA, the regulation of food safety under the new administration, and key issues in device regulation, emphasizing practical and policy analysis.

FDA Watch is a twice-monthly, national podcast that provides an independent, non-partisan forum for discussing and understanding the latest developments, trends, and issues involving FDA. The podcast focuses on four core areas: pharmaceuticals and biologics; medical devices and diagnostics; food and dietary supplements; and cosmetics and personal care products, as well as on the overall direction of FDA regulation. The podcast also will have bonus episodes to cover breaking news. Podcast guests analyze FDA regulations, guidances, and policy developments and engage in insightful and revealing conversations with the co-hosts: Wayne Pines, former FDA associate commissioner and author/editor of 16 books about FDA, and Shelly Garg, principal at Garg Law, an FDA-focused law firm and a frequent writer on FDA issues. Subscribers to the podcast include regulatory affairs specialists, food and drug attorneys, policymakers, government officials, strategic planners, and IT and cybersecurity professionals.
Shelly and Wayne chat with Emily Manoso, Executive Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs, and General Counsel at the Personal Care Products Council. You’ll hear her thoughts on the state of cosmetics regulation and safety under the new administration, cosmetic and personal care product imports, the implementation and enforcement of MoCRA, FDA’s fragrance allergen labeling rule, and much more.
In our headlines segment, Shelly and Wayne delve into these major developments:
HHS and FDA launch public request for information to identify and eliminate outdated or unnecessary regulations
Pharma: FDA shifts position on COVID-19 vaccines
Devices: FDA approves first at-home cervical cancer testing kit
Food: FDA launches “more robust, transparent” post-market chemical review program for food
Cosmetics: FDA issues warning on contaminated tattoo inks
In our Resource Links segment, we list key documents in our four core areas. To view these links, subscribe, or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net.
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Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.

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