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Food and Drug Administration
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Food and Drug Administration
A look at the structure, purpose and regulatory process.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages) |
4 sources |
1993
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"The Food and Drug AdministrationThe roots of the Food and Drug Administration date back to 1906, making it the oldest federal consumer protection agency.1 It currently derives its authority from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,2 under section 393.3 This section establishes the FDA in the Department of Health and Human Services and under the authority of the Public Health Service.4 This section also provides that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs must be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.5 Under the regulations, the Secretary delegates authority, by way of the Assistant Secretary for Health, to the Commissioner,6 regarding functions vested in the Secretary under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Filled Milk Act,7 the Federal Import Milk Act,8 the Tea Importation Act,9 the..."
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Food and Drug Administration (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Food-and-Drug-Administration/20417
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"Food and Drug Administration" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Food-and-Drug-Administration/20417>
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