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About FDA

FDA is responsible for: 

  • Protecting the public health by assuring that foods are safe, wholesome, sanitary and properly labeled; human and veterinary drugs, and vaccines and other biological products and medical devices intended for human use are safe and effective
  • Protecting the public from electronic product radiation
  • Assuring cosmetics and dietary supplements are safe and properly labeled
  • Regulating tobacco products
  • Advancing the public health by helping to speed product innovations
  • Helping the public get the accurate science-based information they need to use medicines, devices, and foods to improve their health


FDA’s responsibilities extend to the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and other U.S. territories and possessions.

 

Directions to FDA Headquarters (White Oak)

FDA Building 1

10903 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

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Campus Map

 

Leadership Profiles

Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D.
Commissioner of Food and Drugs

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Organizational Charts

FDA is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services and consists of nine centers and offices.

  

 

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