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U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA

Organization URL(s)

consumerinfo@fda.hhs.gov
www.fda.gov/default.htm

Other Contact Information

10903 New Hampshire Avenue

Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

800-216-7331 (Voice - Toll-free, Registration of food facilities help desk)
800-238-7332 (Voice - Toll-free, Fraudulent/misleading Advertising)
800-332-1088 (Voice - Toll-free, Medwatch - Medical Products Reporting Program)
800-532-4440 (Voice - Toll-free, Product Information)
800-822-7967 (Voice - Toll-free, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Line)
866-300-4374 (Voice - Toll-free, Emergency Operations )
888-332-8387 (Voice - Toll-free, Center for Veterinary Medicine)
888-463-6332 (Voice - Toll-free, Consumer Inquiries Information Line)
888-723-3366 (Voice - Toll-free, Food Safety Hotline)
301-847-8622 (FAX, Publication Ordering)

Description

FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines more effective, safer, and more affordable and by helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to maintain and improve their health. FDA also has responsibility for regulating the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health and to reduce tobacco use by minors. Finally, FDA plays a significant role in the Nation’s counterterrorism capability. FDA fulfills this responsibility by ensuring the security of the food supply and by fostering development of medical products to respond to deliberate and naturally emerging public health threats.

Online Resources

Computed Tomography (CT)
http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/MedicalImaging/MedicalX-Rays/UCM115317
7 Tips for Cleaning Fruits and Vegetables
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm256215.htm
A Glimpse at 'Gluten-Free' Food Labeling
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm265212.htm
Acetaminophen and Liver Injury: Q & A for Consumers
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm168830.htm
Aspirin: Questions and Answers
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/QuestionsAnswers/ucm071879.htm
Avoiding Drug Interactions
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm096386.htm
Bad Reaction to Cosmetics? Tell FDA
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm241820.htm?source=govdelivery
Be Smart about Prescription Drug Advertising: A Guide for Consumers
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/PrescriptionDrugAdvertising/default.htm
Beware of Fraudulent Dietary Supplements
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm246744.htm
Birth Control Guide
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/ucm118465.htm
Breast Implant Surgery
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/BreastImplants/ucm064176.htm
Buying Contact Lenses
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/HomeHealthandConsumer/ConsumerProducts/ContactLenses/ucm062347.htm
Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online FAQs
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/BuyingMedicinesOvertheInternet/ucm202675.htm
Buying Prescription Medicine Online: A Consumer Safety Guide
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/ucm080588.htm
Consumer Updates: Drugs
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm149195.htm
Contact Lens Care
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/ucm118511.htm
Daily Aspirin Therapy
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm133508.htm
Decorative Contact Lenses: Is Your Vision Worth It?
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm275069.htm?slb=declenses2
Drug Interactions: What You Should Know
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/ucm163354.htm
Dry Mouth? Don't Delay Treatment
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm254273.htm
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/RadiationSafety/ElectromagneticCompatibilityEMC/default.htm
Estrogen and Progestin Dilemma: New Advice, Labeling Guidelines
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/ucm135318.htm
Expiration Dates Matter (Video)
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm251658.htm
Fact Sheet on Xenotransplantation
http://www.fda.gov/cber/xap/xap.htm
Fact Sheet: Nanotechnology
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/ucm300914.htm
FDA Advises Women with Breast Implants
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm240985.htm
FDA Information for Kids
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForKids/default.htm
FDA Office of Women's Health: Liposuction
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/lipo/liposuction.pdf
FDA Proposes Health App Guidelines
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm263332.htm
FDA Sheds Light on Sunscreens
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm258416.htm
FDA: Publications in Other Languages
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/FreePublications/ucm116738.htm
Fentanyl Patch Can Be Deadly to Children
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm300803.htm?source=govdelivery
First Home-Use HIV Kit Approved for Self-Testing
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm310545.htm
Food Safety for Seniors
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/Seniors/ucm182679.htm
Have Food Allergies? Read the Label
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm254504.htm
Health Fraud Scams (Videos from FDA)
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ProtectYourself/HealthFraud/ucm267375.htm
How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/UnderstandingOver-the-CounterMedicines/ucm107163.pdf
How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/BuyingMedicinesOvertheInternet/ucm202863.htm
How to Prepare for and Handle Power Outages for Medical Devices that Require Electricity
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/HomeHealthandConsumer/UCM252812.pdf
How to Spot Health Fraud
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm137284.htm
Hurricanes: Health and Safety
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm064572.htm
Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm186687.htm
Infant Sleep Positioners Pose Suffocation Risk
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm227575.htm
Itching for Allergy Relief?
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm153549.htm
Kids Aren't Just Small Adults - Medicines, Children and the Care Every Child Deserves
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm312776.htm
Kids 'n Fiber
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm270899.htm
Light Tobacco Products Pose Heavy Health Risks
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm227360.htm
Lowering Salt in Your Diet
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm181577.htm
Make Your Calories Count
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/videos/CFSAN/HWM/hwmsk01.cfm
Make Your Calories Count - Use the Nutrition Facts Label for Healthy Weight Management: Preface
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/NFLPM/ucm275438.htm
Menopause and Hormones
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/ucm118624.htm
Multi-Media Consumer Information - FDA
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/Multi-MediaConsumerInformation/default.htm
My Medicine Record
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/Forms/UCM095018.pdf
Needles and Other Sharps (Safe Disposal Outside of Health Care Settings)
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/HomeHealthandConsumer/ConsumerProducts/Sharps/ucm20025647.htm
New Information About Taking Aspirin and Ibuprofen Together
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm110510.htm
OTC Drug Facts Label
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm143551.htm
Phakic Intraocular Lenses
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/PhakicIntraocularLenses/default.htm
Playing It Safe With Eggs
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm077342.htm
Possible Fracture Risk With Osteoporosis Drugs
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/UCM229240.pdf
Questions and Answers: Problem Reporting of Products Regulated by FDA
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/ReportaProblem/QuestionsandAnswersProblemReporting/default.htm
Recall of Liquid Products for Children
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm210642.htm
Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts - FDA
http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/default.htm
Reducing Radiation from Medical X-rays
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/UCM185316.pdf
Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/ReportaProblem/ucm059315.htm
Restaurant and Take-Out Safety
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/UCM121907.pdf
Safe Use of Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers and Fever Reducers
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/UnderstandingOver-the-CounterMedicines/SafeUseofOver-the-CounterPainRelieversandFeverReducers/default.htm
Safety Reporting Portal
https://www.safetyreporting.hhs.gov
Seafood - Q&A
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/Seafood/ConsumerInformationAboutSeafood/ucm122568.htm
Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants: Updated Safety Information
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm259825.htm
Smoking Cessation Products
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm198176.htm
Spanish Language Publications from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/oc/spanish/english.html
Talking About Trans Fat: What You Need to Know
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm079609.htm
Tampons and Asbestos, Dioxin, & Toxic Shock Syndrome
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/PatientAlerts/ucm070003.htm
Ten Tips to Prevent an Accidental Overdose
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm253338.htm
The Dangers of Raw Milk: Unpasteurized Milk Can Pose a Serious Health Risk
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm079516.htm
The Skinny on Liposuction
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm049314.htm#WhataretheRisks
Tips for Talking with Your Pharmacist to Learn How to Use Medicines Safely
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/ucm163330.htm
Use Caution with Pain Relievers
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm133425.htm
Very Low Health Risks from Full-Body X-ray Scanners
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm231758.htm
What You Need to Know About Foodborne Illness-Causing Organisms in the U.S.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm103263.htm
What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm110591.htm

Print Resources

In addition to offering consumer materials online, the Food and Drug Administration makes brochures, article reprints, and other print publications available for ordering. E-Mail: consumerinfo@fda.hhs.gov or write to FDA Consumer Health Information Staff, Building 32, Room 5371, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993