CRN FDA GMP Warning Letter Database - For Dietary Supplements - Free

Read the full press release: CRN FDA GMP Warning Letter Database Document:

"The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced a free online tool that compiles FDA Warning Letters sent to dietary supplement companies into a searchable database to help industry achieve better regulatory compliance. The database can be used to evaluate FDA’s warning letter allegations of good manufacturing practices (GMPs) violations, products making impermissible claims, and products tainted with illegal ingredients."

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Access the CRN FDA Warning Letters Database for Dietary Supplements

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FDA Search for Acronyms & Abbreviations - A nice tool!

Follow the link below, to get to the handy FDA Search box, to get definitions of acronyms and abbreviations.

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The Exemptee Institute
The Designated Representative Institute

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FDA.gov Free Title 21 CFR Search Tool

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CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21:   'via Blog this'

The FDA.gov website makes this free search tool available.

It helps you to search within CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 - Food and Drugs: Parts 1 to 1499

Nice little search page.

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Seven Strategies for Avoiding a 483

Updated January 18, 2017

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Seven Strategies for Avoiding a 483:  'via Blog this'

"What a 483 is — and isn’t. After inspecting a food, drug, medical device, or biologic establishment, FDA prepares a written report of its inspection findings, following a debriefing. This report is intended primarily for internal FDA use and is not provided to the inspected institution at the conclusion of the on-site visit."

A nice, quick and easy primer on 483s.

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GMP Library Search Tool - Free

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Updated July 29, 2021

The library is no longer available.

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Free GMP Tools by PharmOut

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PharmOut, a professional consultancy specializing in GMP compliance, has created an online database of GMP guidelines.

This database is free to access and allows the user to search across all English language GMP guidelines, past and present:

GMP Library Search by PharmOut

FDA - PREDICT - Imported Food and Drug Safety Tool

Updated September 20, 2023

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You can still read about the same topic here:

Entry Screening Systems and Tools - FDA.gov

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The FDA announced the launch of a new risk-assessment tool to ensure the safety of imported food and drugs. The web-based PREDICT system will rank the risk hazards of food and drugs as they enter the country and allow inspectors to focus on the most likely threats to public health.

PREDICT uses a scoring system that determines the risk level of the imported products. Under the new system, shipments would be flagged for additional screening on a score that is based on their country of origin, manufacturers' safety records and their contents. The program is scheduled to first be implemented in New York.

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FDA - Food Defense Tool - CARVER + Shock

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Updated March 18, 2021

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CARVER + Shock Primer - FDA.gov

AN OVERVIEW OF THE CARVER PLUS SHOCK METHOD FOR FOOD SECTOR VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS

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The FDA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have created an online tool to help farmers and producers assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in their production processes. The risk assessment tool (free software) called Agriculture CARVER + Shock is designed to help the food industry at the farm level – implement food production security methods. CARVER + Shock is an offensive targeting prioritization tool adapted from the military version (CARVER) for use in the food industry. The tool can be used to assess the vulnerabilities within a system or infrastructure to an attack. It allows the user to think like an attacker to identify the most attractive targets for an attack. By conducting a CARVER + Shock assessment of a food production facility or process, the user can determine the most vulnerable points in their infrastructure, and focus resources on protecting the most susceptible points in their system. 

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FDA CFR Title 21 Database Search Page - Excellent!

Initially, I wasn't too thrilled about the FDA website getting re-designed. Now I'm starting to like what I'm seeing. For example, I'm seeing more user friendly pages like the CFR Search page. If you don't have the Search CFR Title 21 Database page bookmarked, you really should. It's a terrific database search tool for finding CFR contents by:

• Section number
• Part number
• Full text search

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AMA Unveils Flu Assessment Tool

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Updated May 28, 2025

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You might also be interested in this AMA webpage:
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/influenza-virus-flu-resources

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The American Medical Association (AMA) launched AMAfluhelp.org, a comprehensive Web-based patient flu health-assessment program. It walks patients through a series of questions to determine the severity of their flu symptoms based upon the latest Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention guidelines. With the influenza state of emergency with us, you can never have too many of these useful gadgets and widgets around. 

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Fun Health Widgets

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I happened to run across these fun health-related widgets, and thought you might be interested. I've recently rededicated myself to taking a real lunch brunch (versus eating lunch while working at my computer), and taking a few minutes for meditation. That's why I'm interested in these widgets, especially the yoga one. Checkout these Kaiser Permanente widgets for mind, body, and spirit:

• Yoga
• Brain teaser
• Burn it off! Fitness calculator

Enjoy!

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MedNotes - A New Online Drug List Mgmt Tool - And More! (free)

Updated April 16, 2019

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The MedNotes (aka My Med List) feature link still works.

You might also be interested in the smartphone app that includes the My Med List functionality:
Drugs.com Medication Guide


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Check this out! It's a new and interesting twist in the very competitive arena of personal health care records, and drug profile, safety, information, alerts, interactions, and more. The online offerings just keep getting more robust, don't you think?! Drugs.com just unveiled its MedNotes feature, and here's what their press release, "Drugs.com Unveils the Next Generation Medication Safety Tool to Help Consumers Avoid Dangerous Drug Interactions," says about it:

• Add your medications to instantly assemble relevant medical information in a simple, easy to read personalized format.
• Gain immediate access to in-depth consumer information, drug comparisons, historical news, FDA alerts, drug interactions, plus food, allergy and medical condition interactions.
• Choose to be notified when new FDA alerts are issued and when any new drugs become available for any of your existing medical conditions.
• Create personal, printable health and medication records, including physician and emergency contacts, allergies and existing medical conditions.
• Use MedNotes to manage medications profiles for yourself and your family.

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New Medicare Plan Search Tool - Joppel

Updated March 24, 2024

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Explore your Medicare coverage options - Medicare.gov

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Choosing the right plan can be very challenging. Try this newly released tool by Joppel. It's a free tool designed to search Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) and Medicare Supplement (Medigap) health plans simultaneously from all insurance carriers to match consumers to the plan that fits their coverage needs. It can be so confusing out there, so having access to free tools like this is really wonderful.

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Free Calorie Calculator - Find Out How Many You Burn

Updated November 21, 2023

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The 8 Best Calorie Counter Apps - Healthline

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Whether it's the holiday season or not, find out how many calories you burn, based on your activities, and how strenous they are. "Are you a bionic calorie burner or do you slink along at a slug’s pace? Ever wanted to know how many calories you burn while talking on the phone? Or during sex? Let MSNBC provide that motivational kick you need to get your exercise routine going," says MSNBC in the introduction to its, "Burning off the fat" calorie counter."

I test drove it and was a bit surprised at how few calories I burn. I guess that's because I'm basically a couch potato. Guess I need to watch how many calories I eat.

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Verify Online Pharmacies - Save Money - PharmacyChecker.com

Online pharmacies can offer cost savings, yet they might introduce some risk if you fall prey to unethical pharmacies. Here's a resource that helps navigate through the risk, to that glory land of drug cost savings. As detailed on their site, "PharmacyChecker.com was founded by a medical doctor in 2003 to help consumers safely save money on medication. It independently checks the credentials of online pharmacies and lets you easily compare drug prices. Its online pharmacy verification program is the largest and most accepted." They offer a report on "Safe Strategies for Drug Savings" that recommends the follow saving strategies . . .

1. Check brand name prices at Canadian and non-U.S. online pharmacies.
2. Check brand name prices at U.S. online and wholesale pharmacies.
3. Check discount generic programs at large retailers and pharmacies.
4. Check wholesale pharmacy prices on generics.
5. Check programs based on need or fees.

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FDA Launches Food Defense Awareness Training Kit For Employees In The Food Industry

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After the tomato and peppers scare, you might want share this with your local food handlers and restaurants. An FDA page discusses:  Protecting the Food Supply from Intentional Adulteration, such as Acts of Terrorism

The FDA launched its food defense awareness training kit for first line food industry employees. The training targets these individuals because they can play an important role in helping to keep our nation's food supply safe, from the farm to the table. Food industry management will use the FIRST tool kit as part of ongoing employee food defense training programs, "Employees FIRST - Food Defense Awareness for front-line food industry workers."

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