Lest this week’s news about FDA cautioning against the use of plastic syringes made in China raise concerns of a possible shortage, BD announced today that it is increasing its US production of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety notice to consumers, health care providers and facilities that it is evaluating plastic syringes made in China for potential device failures.

FDA has updated its recommendation for healthcare providers concerning not using plastic syringes made in China to include an import alert for Zhejiang Longde Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Shandhai ...

The FDA last week re-upped its recommendations that healthcare providers avoid using plastic syringes made in China wherever possible, while it continues to investigate growing quality concerns. In ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health has warned that Chinese-made plastic syringes that are distributed in the U.S. have "more widespread" quality control ...

Medline and Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production Co. have initiated recalls of plastic syringes amid reports of them breaking and leaking, the FDA confirmed in late May. The two companies have recalled ...

Months after the FDA told healthcare facilities to avoid plastic syringes made in China because of leaking issues, four companies have recently recalled products. Since November 2023, the FDA has ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday said it was assessing plastic syringes made in China for potential device failures such as leaks or breakages. The FDA added that it was aware ...

FDA recently announced an update to its safety communication recommending that US suppliers immediately transition away from using plastic syringes manufactured by specific China-based companies. In ...

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of FDA headquarters in White Oak, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday it is looking into reports of leaks, breakages ...

The FDA announced on Friday a recall of medical plastic syringes by Merit Medical Systems initiated in direct response to the agency’s recall of unauthorized plastic syringes produced by China-based ...

The FDA is advising U.S. healthcare providers and patients to stop using any plastic syringes in their inventories that were made in China, if possible, as it looks into a spate of quality complaints.