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FDA means

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments, responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation 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), veterinary products, and cosmetics.

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 a 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 February 2009.

The FDA has its headquarters at Silver Spring, Maryland and has 223 field offices and 13 laboratories located throughout the 50 states, the United States Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. In 2008 the FDA started opening offices in foreign countries, including China, India, Costa Rica, Chile, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.

Food and Drug Administration

Agency overview

Formed 1906[1]

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 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20903

Employees 9,300 (2008)

Annual budget $2.3 billion (2008)

Agency executive Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drugs[2]

Parent agency Department of Health and Human Services

What Is Usfda

One who graduated and licensed in the USA!