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FDA halts inspections of foreign plants through April due to coronavirus

The move comes at a time when inspections of foreign manufacturing facilities are already a hot-button quality control issue.
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The ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to postpone most foreign inspections of manufacturing facilities through April.

For the next several weeks, the agency will not conduct routine inspections, but may inspect facilities where manufacturing concerns may exist or perform what is known as

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