<P> The United States Federal Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act ( abbreviated as FFDCA , FDCA , or FD&C ) , is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) to oversee the safety of food , drugs , medical devices , and cosmetics . A principal author of this law was Royal S. Copeland , a three - term U.S. Senator from New York . In 1968 , the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions were added to the FD&C . Also in that year the FDA formed the Drug Efficacy Study Implementation ( DESI ) to incorporate into FD&C regulations the recommendations from a National Academy of Sciences investigation of effectiveness of previously marketed drugs . The act has been amended many times , most recently to add requirements about bioterrorism preparations . </P>
<P> The United States Federal Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act ( abbreviated as FFDCA , FDCA , or FD&C ) , is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) to oversee the safety of food , drugs , medical devices , and cosmetics . A principal author of this law was Royal S. Copeland , a three - term U.S. Senator from New York . In 1968 , the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions were added to the FD&C . Also in that year the FDA formed the Drug Efficacy Study Implementation ( DESI ) to incorporate into FD&C regulations the recommendations from a National Academy of Sciences investigation of effectiveness of previously marketed drugs . The act has been amended many times , most recently to add requirements about bioterrorism preparations . </P>
who created the food drug and cosmetic act
who created the food drug and cosmetic act
Royal S. Copeland
Royal S. Copeland