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GUIDANCE DOCUMENT

Recognition and Withdrawal of Voluntary Consensus Standards Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff September 2020

Final
Docket Number:
FDA-2018-D-2936
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Center for Devices and Radiological Health

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed this document to provide guidance to industry and FDA staff about the procedures the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) follows when we receive a request for recognition of a voluntary consensus standard for medical products. The guidance outlines principles for recognizing a standard wholly, partly, or not at all, as well as reasons and rationales for withdrawing a standard.


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