Inspecting Water for Pharmaceutical use

The USP designation means that the water is the subject of an official monograph in the current US PHARMACOPEIA with various specifications for each type. The latter 4 waters are “finished” products that are packaged and labeled as such and need not be of concern during an inspection outside of plants which actually produce these products. The USP purified water and the USP WFI on the other hand are components or “ingredient materials” as they are termed by the USP, intended to be used in the production of drug products.

SB 981 – Bill signed on September 29 by Governor Brown

PWQA was able to help facilitate this due to the hard work of Josiah Young from Churchwell White and Marisol in Senator Dodd’s office who worked diligently with Senate and  Assembly offices, committee staff and the Governor’s Office to overcome this opposition.  Thank you to all the members who submitted letters to the Governor’s Office and attended the Legislative Days as these contributions were also very important.  Also, thanks to Mike Mecca and Chris Layton who attended the CSLB meeting in San Diego, Melodie Bullock for testifying in committee.  All this was accomplished by a great team effort!

WQA’s US/China Tariffs Updates

House Bill 4318, recently signed into law, does not affect the duties imposed pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. HR 4318 will continue for three years (technically through December 31, 2020), most of the general tariff relief that had been in place under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States but had expired. We would refer you to the list on HR 4318.