(Information contained in U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA] press release: January 19, 2021)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Today, to help protect consumers from methanol poisoning, the FDA issued a new guidance, “Policy for Testing of Alcohol (Ethanol) and Isopropyl Alcohol for Methanol, Including During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19),” to notify drug manufacturers and compounders of FDA’s policy on certain testing procedures on all lots of alcohol and isopropyl alcohol prior to manufacturing to prevent methanol contamination or substitution in drugs. Methanol is not an acceptable ingredient for any drug product and should not be used due to its toxic effects.
- To accelerate the adoption of advanced and smart manufacturing