Food and Drug Administration
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and counter pharmaceutical (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products. As of 2017, 3/4th of the FDA budget (approximately $700 million) is funded by the pharmaceutical companies due to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act.

 

The FDA was empowered by the United States Congress to enforce the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which serves as the primary focus for the Agency; the FDA also enforces other laws, notably Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and associated regulations, many of which are not directly related to food or drugs. These include regulating lasers, cellular phones, condoms and control of disease on products ranging from certain household pets to sperm donation for assisted reproduction.

 

The FDA has its headquarters in unincorporated White Oak, Maryland. The agency also has 223 field offices and 13 laboratorieslocated throughout the 50 states, the United States Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. In 2008, the FDA began to post employees to foreign countries, including China, India, Costa Rica, Chile, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.

 

Organization

  • Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
  • Centre for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
  • Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
  • Centre for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
  • Centre for veterinary Medicine (CVM)
  • Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)
  • National Centre for Toxicological Research (NCTR)
  • Office of Chief Council (OCC)
  • Office of Commissioner (OC)

 

Regulates

    • Biological products
    • Product manufacturing establishment Licensing
    • Nation’s blood supply
    • Research to establish product standards and to develop improved testing methods
    • Cosmetics
    • Labelling
    • Drugs
    • Product approvals
    • OTC and prescription drug labelling
    • Drug manufacturing standards
    • Foods
    • Safety of all food products (except meat and poultry)
    • Radiation-Emitting Electronic Products
    • Radiation safety performance standard for microwave, ovens, diagnostic x-rays equipment, cabinet x-ray system (such as baggage x-rays at airports),Laser products, mercury vapour lamps