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Food and Drug Administration
Fødevare- og lægemiddelstyrelsen




Oversigt over agenturet


Oprettet
30. juni 1906; for 111 år siden (1906-06-30)


Foregående agenturer



Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration (juli 1927 til juli 1930)
Bureau of Chemistry, USDA (juli 1901 til juli 1927)
Division of Chemistry, USDA (oprettet 1862)





Jurisdiktion
De Forenede Staters forbundsregering


Hovedkvarter
White Oak Campus
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland 20993
39°02′07′′′′N 76°58′59′′′′W / 39.03528°N 76.98306°W / 39.03528; -76.98306


Medarbejdere
14,824 (2010)


Årligt budget
4,36 milliarder dollars (2012)


Udøvende organ



Scott Gottlieb, kommissær for fødevarer og lægemidler





Overordnet agentur
Ministeriet for Sundhed og Human Service


Børneagenturer



Center for evaluering og forskning i biologiske lægemidler
Center for udstyr og radiologisk sundhed
Center for lægemiddelvurdering og forskning
Center for Fødevaresikkerhed og Anvendt Ernæring
Center for Tobaksprodukter
Center for Veterinærmedicin
Nationalt center for toksikologisk forskning
Kontoret for kriminalundersøgelser
Kontoret for lovgivningsmæssige anliggender





Websted
www.fda.gov
Food and Drug Administration




Agency overview


Formed
June 30, 1906; 111 years ago (1906-06-30)


Preceding agencies



Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration (July 1927 to July 1930)
Bureau of Chemistry, USDA (July 1901 through July 1927)
Division of Chemistry, USDA (established 1862)





Jurisdiction
Federal government of the United States


Headquarters
White Oak Campus
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland 20993
39°02′07′′N 76°58′59′′W﻿ / ﻿39.03528°N 76.98306°W﻿ / 39.03528; -76.98306


Employees
14,824 (2010)


Annual budget
$4.36 billion (2012)


Agency executive



Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of Food and Drugs





Parent agency
Department of Health and Human Services


Child agencies



Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Center for Tobacco Products
Center for Veterinary Medicine
National Center for Toxicological Research
Office of Criminal Investigations
Office of Regulatory Affairs





Website
www.fda.gov
Food and Drug Administration