# Medical Device Recall Authority
> **Food and Drug Administration** · Final rule. · Published 1996-11-20 · Effective 1997-05-19 · 61 FR 59004
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-29695
- **Category:** fda-device
- **Sub-agency:** Food and Drug Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 59004
- **CFR reference:** 21 CFR 810
- **Publication date:** 1996-11-20
- **Effective date:** 1997-05-19
- **HHS docket:** Docket No. 93N-0260
## Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing procedures for implementing the medical device recall authority provided in the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 (the SMDA). This statutory authority protects the public health by permitting FDA to remove dangerous devices from the market promptly. This authority complements other provisions of the device law, including tracking and notification.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/11/20/96-29695/medical-device-recall-authority)
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