1、 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (FFDCA), as amended, (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) gives FDA1its broad regulatory and enforcement authority. In 1988 the FFDCA was amended by the Food and DrugAdministration Act, Title V of the Health Omnibus Programs Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-607). That amendment
2、established FDA as a unit of the Public Health Service (PHS) within the Department of Health and HumanServices and required that the FDA Commissioner be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived throug
3、h the CRS Web95-422 STMUpdated June 9, 1998Food and Drug Administration:Selected Funding and Policy IssuesDonna U. VogtAnalyst in Social SciencesScience, Technology, and Medicine DivisionSummaryUnder the authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), theFood and Drug Administration (
4、FDA) is responsible for ensuring the safety of foods,drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and other products. Those products account for 251cents of every dollar U.S. consumers spend. FDA assesses the public health impactfrom the use of these products, and tries to anticipate and prevent hazards to pu
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