September 15, 2025

Dear Colleague,

The FDA works to safeguard the public against potential health risks, ensures the safety and efficacy of medical products, and the safety of our nation’s food supply and cosmetics.  Your partnership, knowledge and engagement in the public health space are appreciated.

Sincerely,

The Public Engagement Staff
Public Engagement Staff | FDA

Updates

• September 12, 2025 - FDA Issues Warning About Imported Cookware That May Leach Lead: August 2025
• September 12, 2025 - FDA Launches Real-Time Adverse Event Reporting Dashboard for Cosmetic Products
• September 12, 2025 - More Ground Cinnamon Products Added to FDA Public Health Alert Due to Presence of Elevated Levels of Lead
• September 10, 2025 - HHS, CBP Seize $86.5 Million Worth of Illegal E-Cigarettes in Largest-Ever Operation
• September 10, 2025 - FDA Issues New Guidance to Expand Non-Opioid Options for Chronic Pain, Curb Misuse
• September 10, 2025 - FDA Approves Selumetinib for Pediatric Patients 1 Year of Age and Older with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 with Symptomatic, Inoperable Plexiform Neurofibromas
• September 10, 2025 - Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Deep-Brand Frozen Products (July 2025)
• September 9, 2025 - FDA Approves Gemcitabine Intravesical System for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
• September 9, 2025 - FDA Launches Crackdown on Deceptive Drug Advertising

MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program

The FDA’s medical product safety reporting program for health professionals, patients and consumers.  MedWatch receives reports from the public and when appropriate, publishes safety alerts for FDA-regulated products.  The most recent alerts/recalls here:

• Tandem Issues Correction for Certain t:slim X2 Insulin Pumps
• Ventilator Recall: Philips Respironics Removes Certain DreamStation Devices Due to Programming Errors That Can Result in Failed Therapy Modes
• Update on Alert: Defibrillation Lead Issue from Boston Scientific
• Continuous Glucose Monitor Apps Correction: Dexcom, Inc. Issues Correction for G7 Apps and ONE+ Apps due to a Software Design Error That Does Not Alert Users of Unexpected Sensor Failure
• Accolade Pacemaker Devices by Boston Scientific and Potential Need for Early Device Replacement - FDA Safety Communication

Guidance Documents

• Alternative Tools: Assessing Drug Manufacturing Facilities Identified in Pending Applications
• Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Pain
• E6(R3) Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

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Webinars and Virtual Workshops

Collaborating on Food Safety Culture

Date: Webinar Series 2 from Wed, Sept. 3, 2025 - Wed, Sept. 16, 2026; noon ET

The FDA and the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, a non-profit public health organization, are collaborating on a webinar series that explores food safety culture.  The series, entitled Collaborating on Food Safety Culture, began on November 4, 2021.  The webinar series engages experts from the public and private sectors in a collaborative exchange of ideas and experiences related to the importance of a robust food safety culture in helping to ensure safe food production.  The series will have valuable information for both those well-versed on, and those just learning about, food safety culture.

Interested Parties Meeting: Implementation of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and Pediatric Research Equity Act

Date: Mon, Sept. 15, 2025; 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET

The purpose of the public meeting is to seek input from interested parties including, patient/parent/caregiver groups, consumer groups, regulated industry, academia, and others.  This input will enable FDA to obtain any recommendations or information relevant to the report to Congress that FDA is required to submit concerning pediatrics, including pediatric drug and biologic development and labeling, as outlined in section 508 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA).

Assessing Novel Efficacy Endpoints in Ophthalmologic Rare Disease Drug and Biologics Development

Date: Wed, Sept. 17, 2025; 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, under a cooperative agreement with the FDA, is convening a one-day hybrid public meeting on September 17, 2025, focused on novel efficacy endpoints used in interventional clinical trials for drugs and biologics intended for patients with severe vision loss to support regulatory decision making.  The meeting will focus on full-field stimulus threshold testing and ellipsoid zone data.  Researchers, clinicians, and other parties will present and discuss evidence and data that may support the use of these tools in regulatory decision-making, such as clinical and statistical considerations for quantifying a clinically meaningful change.  Discussion will also include current limitations and potential strategies to advance the use and implementation of these tools to support regulatory decision-making.

FDA Public Meeting: BsUFA III Regulatory Science Program Interim Public Meeting

Date: Thu, Sept. 18, 2025; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET

The FDA is hosting a hybrid in-person/virtual meeting on September 18, 2025, to meet the BsUFA III Commitment to review the progress of the pilot program’s aims, or demonstration projects, and solicit input on future priorities.  The meeting agenda includes an overview of the regulatory science program, presentations by internal and external awardees conducting research projects under the BsUFA III regulatory science program, and panel discussions by FDA staff and representatives from the biosimilar industry.

FDA CBER OTP Public Listening Meeting: Leveraging Knowledge for Facilitating the Development and Review of Cell and Gene Therapies

Date: Thu, Sept. 18, 2025; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET

The FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Office of Therapeutic Products (OTP) is hosting a virtual public listening meeting to solicit perspectives from cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturers and other stakeholders on leveraging prior knowledge and experience to facilitate product development and application review.

FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Presents: Conversations on Cancer: “Endometrial Cancer: Rising incidence. Rising innovation.”

Date: Thu, Sept. 18, 2025; noon - 1 p.m. ET

Join us for an engaging discussion that will bring together key stakeholders, including representatives from the patient advocacy community, academia, and community oncology to discuss the historical path that has led us to the current treatment landscape, the trends in the numbers of new cases and deaths, areas of ongoing high impact research, and what the future might bring.

Patient-Focused Drug Development: Workshop #2 to Discuss Methodologic and Other Challenges Related to Patient Experience Data

Day 1: Tue, Sept. 18, 2025; 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET
Day 2: Wed, Sept. 19, 2025; 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET

On September 18 and 19, 2025, the FDA is hosting a virtual public workshop to discuss methodological challenges related to patient experience data encountered, including the submission and evaluation of patient experience data in the context of the benefit-risk assessment and product labeling, as well as other areas of greatest interest or concern to public stakeholders.  This workshop will feature presentations and panel discussions with experts on selected methodologies and the challenges and opportunities they present.  In addition, this workshop will present a draft version of an updated evidence dossier template to facilitate the submission of evidence to FDA to support a Clinical Outcome Assessment.

FDA Public Workshop: Future Needs for the Development of Interchangeable Products

Date: Fri, Sept. 19, 2025; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET

The FDA is hosting a hybrid in-person/virtual public workshop on September 19, 2025, to meet the BsUFA III commitment.  The meeting agenda includes presentations by representatives from the biosimilar industry on the future needs for the development of interchangeable products, discussions on specific interchangeable topics, and a panel discussion with industry.

FDA/Center for Research on Complex Generics (CRCG) Workshop on Mastering Particle Size Analysis: A Step-By-Step Illustration of Techniques and Best Practices

Day 1: Tue, Sept. 23, 2025; 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET
Day 2: Wed, Sept. 24, 2025; 8:30 a.m. - 4:20 p.m. ET

This 2-day hybrid workshop addresses challenges in particle size characterization for complex generic drug products.  It aims to enhance understanding of Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Laser Diffraction (LD) techniques, tackle method development and validation issues, and provide hands-on experience with equipment.  By bringing together industry experts, regulatory scientists, and instrument vendors, the workshop fosters collaboration to overcome hurdles in generic drug development, identify research needs, and improve regulatory guidance.  Participants will gain valuable insights through theoretical presentations, practical demonstrations, and interactive discussions.

Prescription Drug User Fee Act and Biosimilar User Fee Amendments Hiring and Retention Assessment Public Meeting

Date: Wed, Sept. 24, 2025; 9 a.m. - noon ET

The FDA is holding a hybrid public meeting titled "Prescription Drug User Fee Act and Biosimilar User Fee Amendments Hiring and Retention Assessment."  The meeting includes an opportunity for public comment.  This public meeting is being held to meet performance commitments included in the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA VII) and the Biosimilar User Fee Amendments (BsUFA III).  During the public meeting, FDA will share high-level findings from a third-party assessment of FDA’s hiring and retention of staff for the human drug review program conducted by an independent contractor, Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG).

Regulatory Submissions with Real-World Evidence: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Date: Tue, Sept. 23, 2025; 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET

During this meeting, experts will discuss lessons learned from case studies in which RWE was used for regulatory decision-making for medical products.  Speakers will highlight FDA’s efforts with RWD/E to date and approaches to generate RWE to meet regulatory requirements.  This convening fulfills both a PDUFA VII and a MDUFA V requirement.

FDA Public Meeting: Onshoring Manufacturing of Drugs and Biological Products

Date: Tue, Sept. 30, 2025; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET

In response to Executive Order (EO) 14293, FDA has developed a proposal, FDA PreCheck to accelerate the establishment of high priority new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and strengthen the domestic pharmaceutical supply chain.  Specifically, the proposal consists of a two-phase approach: (1) Facility Readiness Phase, and (2) Application Submission Phase.  In Phase 1, the Facility Readiness Phase, selected manufacturers can engage with FDA for early technical advice before a facility is operational through pre-operational reviews and utilization of a facility-specific Drug Master File to facilitate efficient evaluation of facility-specific elements prior to, and in support of, the submission of a drug application.  In Phase 2, the Application Submission Phase, FDA and applicants build upon Phase 1 and engage through pre-submission meetings to resolve issues and expedite assessments of quality information in a drug application and inspections.

Financial Transparency and Efficiency of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Biosimilar User Fee Act, and Generic Drug User Fee Amendments

Date: Tue, Sept. 30, 2025; 9:30 - 10:40 a.m. ET

This meeting will provide FDA the opportunity to update interested public stakeholders on topics related to the financial management of PDUFA VII, BsUFA III, and GDUFA III.  This year, FDA will present the 5-year financial plans for each of these programs and update participants on the progress towards implementing resource capacity planning as part of fee setting and modernized time reporting.

Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting

Date: Tue, Oct. 7, 2025; 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET

The Center for Tobacco Products’ TPSAC will meet for an open session to discuss the renewal of modified risk granted orders issued to Philip Morris Products S.A. for the following products:

• Marlboro Amber HeatSticks
• Marlboro Green Menthol HeatSticks
• Marlboro Blue Menthol HeatSticks
• IQOS 2.4 System Holder and Charger
• IQOS 3.0 System Holder and Charger

Discussion will focus on whether the statutory standards continue to be met.

2025 Hybrid Public Workshop: Artificial Intelligence in Drug and Biological Product Development

Date: Tue, Oct. 7, 2025; 9 a.m. ET

Be a part of a dynamic conversation as leading experts dive into the rapidly evolving role of AI in transforming drug and biological product development — spotlighting the evolving role of AI in advancing the safety, efficacy, and quality of drug and biological product development.  Drawing on real-world breakthroughs since the first workshop in 2024, our speakers will address best practices, highlight cross-disciplinary collaborations, and reveal creative strategies to boost data quality, reduce bias, and enhance transparency and performance in AI models.  Discover fresh opportunities for partnership and walk away with actionable steps to drive responsible, transformative uses of AI in clinical research and to support regulatory decisions.

Advancing Generic Drug Development: Translating Science to Approval 2025

Day 1: Tue, Oct. 7, 2025; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET
Day 2: Wed, Oct. 8, 2025; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET

Join us for the 2025 Advancing Generic Drug Development Workshop!  FDA experts will demonstrate the FDA’s Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) Science and Research Program’s transformative impact on generic drug development, regulation, and approval.  Dissect complex scientific challenges in abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) alongside FDA experts, and gain insights into GDUFA III progress, GDUFA science and research on complex products and scientific issues related to product-specific guidance development, as well as pre-ANDA and ANDA meeting discussions.  The workshop will also highlight innovative science and cutting-edge methodologies in generic drug development.

FDA/The Osteosarcoma Institute (OSI) Workshop: Advancing Osteosarcoma Drug Development – Connecting Research and Regulatory Pathways for Improved Outcomes

Date: Fri, Oct. 10, 2025; 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET

The FDA Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) and The Osteosarcoma Institute (OSI) have a shared interest in engaging with the osteosarcoma community to identify the major barriers to drug development for osteosarcoma and to discuss opportunities for collaboration to address these challenges.

OTP Town Hall: Gene Therapy Manufacturing CMC and Facility Readiness for BLAs and Post-licensure Changes

Date: Wed, Oct. 22, 2025; noon - 1:30 p.m. ET

The FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Office of Therapeutic Products (OTP) is hosting its next virtual town hall on October 22, 2025.  During this town hall, OTP’s Office of Gene Therapy will partner with experts from CBER’s Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality’s Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality (DMPQ) to answer questions regarding CMC and facility readiness for BLA submissions and post-licensure changes for gene therapy manufacturing facilities.

Approval of New Patch Tests for the Diagnosis of Allergic Contact Dermatitis; Public Workshop

Date: Thu, Oct. 23, 2025; 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET

This public workshop is intended to provide information about and gain perspective from health care providers, academia, and industry on approaches used for the review and approval of new patch test allergens for the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis.  The input from this public workshop will help inform the Agency on the need for rapid approval of new patch test allergens, the utility of the Agency’s current approval paradigm, and proposals for alternative approaches that might be considered.

Cheminformatics Resources of U.S. Governmental Organizations 2025 Workshop

Day 1: Wed, Nov. 5, 2025; 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Day 2: Thu, Nov. 6, 2025; 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Day 3: Thu, Nov. 7, 2025; 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET

The purpose of the Cheminformatics Resources of U.S. Governmental Organizations 2025 Workshop is to enhance communication and collaboration between the U.S. Government-funded organizations that create and maintain databases, data standards, datasets, scientific approaches and computational resources dealing with chemical structures and properties of molecules and materials.

Digital Health Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement

Date: Thu, Nov. 6, 2025; 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET

The FDA announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Digital Health Advisory Committee (the Committee).  The general function of the Committee is to provide advice and recommendations to FDA.  The meeting will be open to the public.  The FDA is establishing a docket for public comment.

Pediatric Developmental Safety Assessment: New Approach Methods

Date: Fri, Dec. 5, 2025; 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET

The FDA in collaboration with the Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (Triangle CERSI) will host a public workshop entitled “Hybrid Public Workshop: Pediatric Developmental Safety Assessment and New Approach Methodologies” on December 5, 2025.  The goal of this workshop is to discuss new approach methods that can address pediatric developmental safety during drug development.

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About Us

The Public Engagement Staff resides within the Office of the Commissioner and falls under the Office of External Affairs.  We aim to build stronger relationships with health professional organizations, patients and patient advocacy organizations, consumer groups, trade associations, think tanks and academia, and other interested parties, in order to better inform our policy making process, identify policy hurdles or misconceptions, and create strategic collaborations.  For more information, please contact us at: PublicEngagement@fda.hhs.gov.  For patient specific inquiries, please contact us at: Patients Ask FDA.