The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for the safety regulation of most types of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics. The FDA also enforces section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and the associated regulations, including sanitation requirements on interstate travel as well as specific rules for control of disease on products ranging from pet turtles to semen donations for assisted reproductive medicine techniques.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of Torisel (temsirolimus) for the treatment of a certain type of advanced kidney cancer.The drug was approved for treatment of renal cell carcinoma based on a study that showed use of Torisel prolonged patient survival. The drug is an enzyme inhibitor-a protein that regulates cell product.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held its first public hearing on limiting the amount of salt in processed food, yesterday, 29th November, at agency premises in College Park, Maryland.

“Dangerous drugs are killing American consumers because regulators allow drug companies to use misleading animal tests,” says coalition spokesman John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C. “The Food and Drug Administration could avert these tragedies by focusing on human-centered methods.”

The leading US drug regulator "is establishing monopolies" by denying approval to drugs, says Bob Essner, outgoing chief executive of Wyeth. Mr Essner said the Food and Drug Administration was blocking new drugs after their efficacy was compared to those already on the market. He said this was beyond its mandate and could prompt legal action.

The Food and Drug Administration is moving with unprecedented speed to launch a drug research center to be paid for by companies it regulates. The goal of the Reagan-Udall Foundation, approved by Congress and signed into law late last month, is to streamline and improve the development of drugs and medical devices, a goal long sought by. . .