Division of Imports, Exports and Recalls

Division of Imports, Exports and Recall’s mission includes:

Enforcing legal requirements that pertain to imported drugs to prevent consumer exposure to unsafe, ineffective, and poor quality imported drugs.
Providing support and guidance on drug imports compliance and policy to promote the quality and integrity of imported products.
Providing support and guidance on export policies and procedures to promote the quality and integrity of exported drugs.
Enforcing legal requirements that pertain to drug recalls and monitoring resolution of drug recalls to prevent consumer exposure to unsafe or ineffective drug products.
Communicating information about drug product recalls, defective drug products FDA determines pose a risk to consumers.
Coordinating activities among sub-offices within the Office of Compliance to address drug shortages.
Serving as the central repository and point of coordination for obtaining health hazard evaluations of defective products for Office of Compliance.

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