Altaf Ahmed Lal - US FDA
Sticking with the FDA, Altaf Ahmed Lal has been selected to head its Indian operations.
“A large part FDA’s role in overseas offices is helping to ensure that products bound for export to the U.S. are safe, of high quality and effective,” Lal said on the FDA’s blogsite.
And with a mass of Warning Letters and Form 483s of late being served to Indian manufacturers (see here, here, and here), Lal may be kept busy.
“I see our mission in India as three-fold: first, to work closely with FDA’s Indian counterparts, establishing a relationship based on trust and regulations built on solid, scientific evidence; second, to conduct prompt and thorough inspections, when needed, of firms producing products for U.S. export. And third, to help industry and regulators understand that protecting the quality, safety and effectiveness of every product is essential.”