Challenges for the FDA
As the principal agency regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and biological products used by Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) serves one of the most critical consumer protection functions of the federal government. The FDA''s reach is enormous, regulating products that represent roughly 25 percent of all consumer spending in the United States. Since 1992, however, federal...
As the principal agency regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and biological products used by Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) serves one of the most critical consumer protection functions of the federal government. The FDA''s reach is enormous, regulating products that represent roughly 25 percent of all consumer spending in the United States. Since 1992, however, federal...
