With the Federal Government on shutdown, the FDA is largely shutdown as well. The FDA’s official announcement regarding the shutdown states that in the absence of either a 2014 fiscal year appropriation or an FDA specific Continuing Resolution, the FDA’s activities going forward will be limited to the following;

• emergency work involving the safety of human life or protection of property;
• criminal law enforcement work; and
• activities funded by carryover user fees under certain acts such as the Prescription Drug User Fee Act.

Until an…
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