The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services and consists of the eight centers/offices listed below:

1. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)  - regulates drugs
   CDER Web Site |  More Information on CDER
2. Center for Biological Evaluation and Research (CBER)  - regulates biologics
   CBER Web Site | More Information on CBER
3. Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)  - regulates medical devices and radiation emitting products
   CDRH Web Site | More Information on CDRH
4. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) - regulates food and cosmetics
   CFSAN Web Site |More Information on CFSAN
5. Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) - regulates animal feed and drugs
   CVM Web Site | More Information on CVM
6. National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR)  - conducts research to further FDA's mission
   NCTR Web Site | More Information on NCTR
7. Office of the Commissioner (OC)  - responsible for implementing FDA's mission
   OC Web Site
8. Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)  - leads all field activities
   ORA Web Site | More Information on ORA | FDA District Offices and Regions

FDA's Organizational Charts
This page explains the organization of the Food and Drug Administration.  It contains links to the entities within FDA, and links to their organizational charts.

The FDA's mission is to:

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

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Articles and Information on FDA

History of FDA

FDA Inspections

Enforcement Story 2006 (published March 2007)

Consequences of Non-Compliance with FDA

Additional information for the FDA regulated industry (including recalls, recent 483 notices, meeting notices, adverse event reports, etc.) can be obtained at the FDA’s Information for FDA-Regulated Industry page and the Laws Enforced by the FDA and Related Statutes page.

Consequences of Non-Compliance With FDA