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.

Bayer HealthCare announced, following consultation with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), that it will withdraw the current liquid formulation of Leukine marketed in the US.

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration intends to post inspectors to embassies and consulates throughout the developing world in hopes of improving the quality of the food and medicines increasingly flowing to the United States, a top official said.

(Reuters) - The 600 cloned animals in the United States most likely have not produced offspring, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the agency downplayed the long-term impact...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 600 cloned animals in the United States most likely have not produced offspring, an official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the agency downplayed the long-term impact cloning will have on the food supply.

Privately-owned pharmaceutical company Nycomed said the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its asthma inhaler treatment Alvesco in the United States. The company said it is now looking for marketing and commercialisation partners for its assets in the US market.