South Korea: Recent MFDS Regulatory Updates – Medical Device Adverse Event Reporting and KGMP – September/October 2026

• 2026-10-26 09:33:44

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea has recently revised regulations concerning medical device adverse event reporting and Korean Good Manufacturing Practice (KGMP) and introduced a new regulation governing the designation and management of organizations involved in medical device quality management.
These regulatory updates aim to clarify adverse event reporting requirements and timelines, while improving regulatory clarity by separating KGMP conformity assessment requirements from provisions governing assessment bodies and training organizations.
This newsletter provides an overview of three regulatory updates that took effect on July 1 and September 22, 2026.

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Philippines: An Overview of the Proposed FDA Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Medical Devices – August/September 2026

• 2026-09-21 03:23:41

The Philippine Department of Health has released a proposed Administrative Order establishing Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines for local medical device and IVD medical device manufacturers. The proposed Order adopts PNS ISO 13485:2019 as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s official GMP guideline and applicable PNS ISO 14644 standards for clean rooms. A two-year transitory period is proposed to allow affected manufacturers to comply with the new requirements once the Order takes effect.

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China: NMPA Releases Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Framework for Medical Devices (No. 107 of 2025) – November/December 2025

• 2025-12-26 03:21:16

On November 4, 2025, the NMPA released the revised Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices (GMP), the regulation will officially enter into force on November 1, 2026, at which time the 2014 version shall be repealed.

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