Australia’s Safety Medical Products Ltd. is to supply syringes to the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS). The Federal Department of Health has granted approval to the supply of these Australian-made retractable syringes. The company’s SecureTouch Retractable Syringe is the first safety device to be listed on the scheme. Safety Medical’s Managing Director, John Riemelmoser, said that people with diabetes will now be able to dispose needles more safely.

The FDA has issued a warning letter to E Med Future, which manufactures NeedleZap, a needle disintegration device. The FDA stated that the company has failed to set up and maintain a quality system. Over the past two years, the company has not implemented any quality procedures, including complaint procedures, quality audits and corrective and preventive action procedures, the letter said.