Press Announcements > Statement by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updating on Puerto Rico related medical product shortages

Press Announcements > Statement by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updating on Puerto Rico related medical product shortages

	Statement by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updating on Puerto Rico related medical product shortages

While Puerto Rico is making progress in its effort to recover from the devastation left by the hurricanes, it remains a long process and there’s a lot of work left to do. At the FDA, we’re vigilant about helping address the challenges that remain. Power is being restored across the island and, importantly, some major medical product manufacturing facilities are coming back online and stabilizing their production. However, until the grid is reliably restored, many firms will continue to run on generator power or require generators as a backup and production levels will not return to their baseline levels. Continue reading.