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The Food and Drug Administration (or FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for regulating food (human and animal), dietary supplements, drugs (human and animal), cosmetics, medical devices (human and animal) and radiation emitting devices (including non-medical devices), biologics, and blood products in the United States.
Organization and mandate
The FDA is divided into five major Centers: the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Each center has its own origins and history, the oldest being CBER, which oversees blood products, vaccines, and newer therapeutics related to stem cells and gene therapy. CDER, which regulates human pharmaceuticals, receives considerable public scrutiny. Regulatory enforcement is carried out by Consumer Safety Officers within the Office of Regulatory Affairs and criminal matters are handled by special agents within the Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI)
Today, the FDA is headed by acting Commissioner, Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, who succeeds Dr. Lester Crawford who resigned on September 23, 2005 only two months after his final Senate confirmation and a stormy tenure as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner, prior to his confirmation.
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FDA Warns Companies against Marketing Illegal Flavored Cigarettes
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:36:00 -0500
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the flavored cigarette ban provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) by issuing several warning letters to companies continuing to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to consumers in the United States through their Web sites.
FDA Health Alert for Certain Pet Treats Made by Pet Carousel
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:56:00 -0500
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging for sale in pet food and retail chain stores. Pet Carousel is based in Sanger, Calif.
FDA and FSIS Collaborate To Improve Tracing of Unsafe Food Products
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:26:00 -0500
A joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers was announced today by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
FDA Warns Consumers on Sexual Enhancement Products
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:54:00 -0500
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal.
FDA Unveils Safe Use Initiative that Targets Preventable Harm from Medication Use
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:42:00 -0500
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the Safe Use Initiative, a program aimed at reducing the likelihood of preventable harm from medication use.
U.S. Attorney News Release: Doctor Sentenced for Writing Prescriptions Over the Internet for People Whom He Had Never Met or Examined
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
A Virginia doctor was sentenced in federal court on charges that he wrote prescriptions over the Internet for people whom he had never met or examined, as well as tax evasion.
Food and Drug Administration--Recalls/Safety Alerts
Jelly Belly Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in 7.5oz cylinder-style packages of 49 Flavors Jelly Belly jelly beans
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:50:00 -0500
Jelly Belly Candy Company is recalling 7.5-ounce cylinder-style packages of 49 Flavors Jelly Belly jelly beans because the package is incorrectly labeled. The mislabeled packages failed to list peanut butter and peanut flour in the ingredient statement...
FDA Health Alert for Certain Pet Treats Made by Pet Carousel
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:59:00 -0500
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging for sale in pet food and retail chain stores. Pet Carousel is based in Sanger, Calif.
PetSmart Voluntarily Recalls Dentley’s Beef Hooves
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:51:00 -0500
PetSmart (NASDAQ: PETM) is voluntarily recalling two Dentley’s Beef Hoof products for potential salmonella contamination. The products were manufactured by Pet Carousel, Inc. in Sanger, Calif.
Food and Drug Administration - Ensures that food is safe and wholesome, that cosmetics will not do harm, and that medicines, medical devices, and radiation-emitting consumer products such as microwave ovens are safe and effective.
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Technology (NCFST) - A consortium of leading food companies, the U.S Food and Drug Administration, Illinois Institute of Technology, and university-based scientists working together to ensure the safety of food processing and packaging technologies.
Meta Description: [ National Center for Food Safety and Technology ]
Fact Sheets and Press Releases - Food and nutrition press releases and fact sheets.
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FDA Consumer Magazine - Official bimonthly, subscription magazine of the Food and Drug Administration. Offers a wealth of new and in-depth information on how to get healthy and stay healthy. It also reports on current FDA activities to ensure that the products the agency regulates are fit to use.
Meta Description: [ FDA Consumer magazine offers you a wealth of new and in-depth information on how to get healthy and stay healthy. ]
FDA Enforcement Report - Searchable index of reports published weekly by the Food and Drug Administration. It contains information on actions taken in connection with agency Regulatory activities.
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Food and Drug Administration - Publications - Links to a wide variety of FDA publications, manuals, references, industry guidance and other documents of an Agency-wide nature. Links to the FDA's centers that have publications of their own specifically related to the products they regulate.
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Food and Drug Administration - Recalls and Safety Alerts - List of recalls, alerts, and warnings of foods, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.
Meta Description: [ List of recalls, market withdrawals, alerts, and warnings of foods, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics. ]
Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - FDA partnership with the University of Maryland that will provide the scientific basis for ensuring a safe, wholesome food supply as well as provide the infrastructure for contributions to national food safety programs and international food standards.
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