Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected consumer protection agencies. Stated most simply, FDA’s mission is:

• to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way,
• To monitor products for continued safety after they are in use, and
• To help the public get the accurate, science-based information needed to improve health.

Web site: www.fda.gov