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Food and Drug Administration

Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration logo.svg
Agency overview
Formed June 30, 1906; 110 years ago (1906-06-30)
Preceding agencies
  • Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration (July 1927 to July 1930)
  • Bureau of Chemistry, USDA (July 1901 through July 1927)
  • Division of Chemistry, USDA (established 1862)
Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
Headquarters White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993
39°02′07″N 76°58′59″W / 39.03528°N 76.98306°W / 39.03528; -76.98306
Employees 14,824 (2010)
Annual budget $4.36 billion (2012)
Agency executive
Parent agency Department of Health and Human Services
Child agencies
Website www.fda.gov

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products.

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.


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