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Briefing No. 41 · October 12, 2026 · sent to subscribers

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Weekly GxP Briefing
Briefing No. 41 · Oct 12, 2026 · FDA · EMA · MHRA · Health Canada
 
This week: 4 EU GMP non-compliance reports · 4 MHRA alerts · 13 Health Canada recalls · 3 new final FDA guidances.
The signal
 
FDA FINAL GUIDANCE
Postapproval Manufacturing Changes to Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products: Questions and Answers
Biosimilars · Oct 9, 2026
Read the record on SPEQ
Closing windows
 
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FDA COMMENT WINDOW
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Requ…
Comments close Oct 13, 2026
1 day left
FDA COMMENT WINDOW
Container Closure Systems for Human Drugs and Biological Products; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Comments close Oct 13, 2026
2 days left
FDA COMMENT WINDOW
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Requ…
Comments close Oct 14, 2026
EU EMA CONSULTATION
Draft guideline on the requirements for demonstrating therapeutic equivalence for nasal products
Opened Oct 8, 2026 · EMA publishes no closing date
The enforcement desk · FDA · EU · UK · Canada
 
EU NON-COMPLIANCE
GMP non-compliance — Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis Stichting
Netherlands · NL/H 26/2008484B · Oct 8, 2026
UK FIELD SAFETY NOTICE
Field Safety Notices: 28 September 2026 to 2 October 2026
Oct 9, 2026
CA HEALTH PRODUCTS
Avantage Inserter Handles and Grippers
Oct 8, 2026
FDA WARNING LETTER
Unapproved New Drugs
Aidance Scientific, Inc. · Oct 6, 2026
EU NON-COMPLIANCE
GMP non-compliance — Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis Stichting
Netherlands · NL/H 26/2008484A · Oct 7, 2026
UK FIELD SAFETY NOTICE
Field Safety Notices: 8 -12 June 2026
Oct 9, 2026
Decoded
 
21 CFR 117.40
Equipment and utensils were not of appropriate design, size, or installation/location to be adequately cleanable and to be maintained in a way that prevents contamination of food.
The recurring root cause: Equipment placed where surfaces and surroundings cannot be reached for cleaning.
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