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food and drug administration News

food and drug administration News From the Web

  • 06/01/12 House passes weak FDA Reform Act Source: Consumers Union The House passed the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act today.
  • 05/24/12 Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission... Source: PharmCast.com SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
  • 05/22/12 Klobuchar, Paulsen provisions work their way into FDA... Source: MinnPost - Minneapolis MN A bill meant to provide funding for the Food and Drug Administration has become a major vehicle for medical technology industry supporters looking to reform the way the agency approves devices, an effort lead by two lawmakers from Minnesota.
  • 05/21/12 Linda Kahan, Former FDA Executive, Dies at 64 Source: MX Former CDRH deputy director for regulations and policy Linda Kahan, who retired in 2007 after advocating for medical device user fees, died March 29 at her home in Silver Spring, the Washington Post reported in May. She was 64.
  • 05/21/12 FSIS launches online label review program Source: Meat and Poultry Meat, poultry and egg processing companies can now submit product label applications electronically via the Label Submission Approval System (LSAS) launched May 21 by the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Background on food and drug administration

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.

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