FDA is tasked with helping speed innovations by getting products, with accurate, science-based information, to the public and ensuring that the medical products are safer and more affordable.
Increasingly, FDA also plays a critical National’s counterterrorism role by ensuring the security of the food supply and by developing medical products addressing deliberate as well as naturally emerging threats. …show more content…
The FDA is responsible for ensuring the safety, effectiveness and quality of products accounting for about 20 cents of every dollar spent by Americans each