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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. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Is anyone aware of PETCO and FDA Seizures? Q. Thursday, June 19, 2008 Today, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized various animal food products stored under unsanitary conditions at the PETCO Animal Supplies Distribution Center located in Joliet, Ill., pursuant to a warrant issued by the United States District Court in Chicago. Full report:- Asked by ayana - Thu Jun 19 23:58:56 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Wow! One more reason I'm glad I don't feed dry food. Granted rats can poo on canned food too, but at least I'd be the only one getting sick from it. Since I'm in Wisconsin, I would have been affected. Answered by Ehehdogeh - Fri Jun 20 09:34:22 2008 can someone help me summarize this, i am so stress, can't write anything, i need help please? Q. when it comes to the safety of young chidren, fire is a parent's nightmare. just the thought of their young ones trapped in their cribs and beds by a raging nocturnal blaze is enough to make most mothers and fathers take every precaution to ensure their children's safety. little wonder that when fire-retardant children's pajamas first hit the market, they proved an overnight success. within a few short years more than 200 million pairs were spld, and the sale of million more were all but guaranteed. for their manufacturers, the future could not have been brighter. then, like a bolt from the blue, came word that the pajamas were killer. the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) moved quickly to ban their sale and recall millions of… [cont.] Asked by Girl - Fri Feb 5 22:46:57 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Products that were once commonly sold in the USA are found to be dangerous to children or adults and the products are withdrawn from the market. The government agencies who require those products to be withdrawn from sale do not have the power to prevent those products from being sold overseas. Manufacturers whose products have been recalled, or who are prevented from selling a formerly profitable item, often export these dangerous, unsellable products to other countries. Exporting these items is usually illegal, but no agency supervises the sale and companies know they can get away with overseas dumping. The problems are now coming back to haunt us: pesticides forbidden in the USA are used in other countries then come back on… [cont.] Answered by Wawa - Fri Feb 5 23:03:42 2010 Can Habu Sake be mailed from Japan to the US?
Q. Since I cant find an open question for this subject, and can not answer a closed one, I will make a new question for this problem. Hopefully this resolution will help others who have had the same difficult problem of sending Habu Sake from Japan back to the states. After contacting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, I received this e-mail response regarding the shipment of Habu Sake into the states: Dear Paul, Thank you for your inquiry regarding the importation of habu snake wine from Japan that will require clearance by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Our mission is, working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Habu… [cont.] Asked by paul - Sat Dec 5 01:23:40 2009 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments A. In short: yes, you can send Habu Sake from Japan to the US. However, it is a pain. The "Form 3-177" IS difficult to complete. The form also seems to suggest that an "Import/Export License" is required. Not to mention that you have to get in contact with multiple persons and agencies in order to make the shipping process go smoothly. I suggest that you enjoy the Habu Sake while you're in Japan, consider it part of the Japanese experience, and leave it in Japan. Its really not worth all this effort. Or, if you don't mind risking the price of a bottle of Habu Sake--up to $300--and the shipping fee, you could just mail the thing and hope it gets cleared. It isn't illegal in the states, so you can't really get in trouble. Worse case scenario,… [cont.] Answered by Paul Baker - Sat Dec 5 11:48:11 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "U.S. Food and Drug Administration"  thealternativepress.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:48:09 GMT+00:00 TheAlternativePress.com The State is striving to comply with US Food and Drug Administration regulations requiring regularly scheduled law enforcement patrols in areas where ...  marketwatch.com Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:33:10 GMT+00:00 meeting MarketWatch A joint advisory panel of the US Food and Drug Administration will discuss whether there is enough evidence to show that Avandia poses a significant ... Drug stocks slip on Fed committee comments MarketWatch  newsinferno.com Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:54:48 GMT+00:00 Failure to Regulate BPA Draws Lawsuit Newsinferno.com The Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) filed a lawsuit yesterday against the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) over the agency's failure to ... FDA being sued for failure to regulate bisphenol A Tech Jackal FDA sued over packaging chemical UPI.com Enviro Group Sues to Force BPA Ban in Food Packaging New York Times Eat, Drink and Be (blog) - OMB Watch - Treehugger From Google News Search: "U.S. Food and Drug Administration"  nbafoodadvocate.com 530px x 553px | 61.20kB [source page] Recall Outbreak Alerts Safety Tips Posted on December 1st 2009 The U S Food and Drug Administration FDA is seeking a permanent injunction against Sharkco Seafood International Inc located in Venice La The injunction is intended to stop the seafood  history.sandiego.edu 480px x 800px | 41.90kB [source page] U S Food and Drug Administration  mesomorphosis.com 430px x 500px | 38.00kB [source page] The U S Food and Drug Administration FDA is requiring the manufacturers of the topical testosterone gels AndroGel and Testim to include a black box warning on its labels in order to From Yahoo Image Search: "U.S. Food and Drug Administration"  makeitsafecampaign.org unknown Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:49:46 GM NPR reports that the . Food and Drug Administration. (. FDA. ) is taking steps to standardizing patients' . drug. information leaflets in response to the extensive inconsistencies and confusion in current versions. ... Also join . us. on ... From Google Blog Search: "U.S. Food and Drug Administration" |
