19 Mar 2020 --- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has temporarily postponed all domestic routine surveillance facility inspections to protect the health of its staff during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. This will apply to all FDA-regulated products, including food, drugs, biological products and devices. Tightening restrictions in the US have also led the Natural Products Association (NPA) to call for health food stores to remain open as retailers are increasingly forced to shutter.