Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is an 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 healththrough the regulation and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counterpharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiationemitting devices (ERED), cosmetics and veterinary products.

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 sanitation requirements on interstate travel and control of disease on products ranging from certain household pets to sperm donation for assisted reproduction. The FDA is led by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Commissioner reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The 21st and current Commissioner is Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg. She has served as Commissioner since May 2009.

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 outsourced some jobs to foreign countries, including China, India, Costa Rica, Chile, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.

Editors [1]

The following is the list of scholars from Food and Drug Administration who currently serve as editors for one or more SciTechnol journals.

Publications [63]

The following is the list of articles by scholars from Food and Drug Administration that are published in SciTechnol journals.

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