Regulatory Paper
Regulatory Paper
Sonia Young
University of Phoenix
Regulatory for FDA
The Food and Drug Administration is a government agency which is referred to as the FDA. This agency is responsible for protecting the public’s health in a variety of ways. They help to assure the safety, efficiency and security of medications, both human and veterinary. Some other areas they cover are biological products, medical devices, our food supply, and cosmetics. Another area the FDA helps in is research to help improve individual’s health by improving food and medication. As of last year 2010 over one trillion dollars worth of the various products are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. A better break down by category; food sales is over four billion dollars and drugs/medications is about three billion. The food and drug administration does handle one third of all the imports into the United States (FDA, 2010).
Some individuals do get confused as to what the FDA is responsible for ensuring that foods we eat are safe, wholesome and sanity (US FDA, 2010). These are the individuals that make sure that all cosmetics, food and over the medications are properly labeled. Some of the areas the food and drug administration do not regulate are illegal drugs, meat and poultry, alcohol labeling, grocery stores and water. The drug enforcement administration agency takes care of all illegal drugs. The department of justice’s bureau of alcohol and tobaccos deal with the labeling and alcoholic beverages. The Environmental Protection Agency deals with purifying bottled water. The Consumer product safety commission regulates the safety of appliances and most consumer good (FDA, 2010).
Statutory and regulatory law the stature creates an agency and authorizes it to pass laws regarding specific issues. For instance, the Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency that can pass rules governing the sale of food and drugs. The rules or laws made by agencies are
Sonia Young
University of Phoenix
Regulatory for FDA
The Food and Drug Administration is a government agency which is referred to as the FDA. This agency is responsible for protecting the public’s health in a variety of ways. They help to assure the safety, efficiency and security of medications, both human and veterinary. Some other areas they cover are biological products, medical devices, our food supply, and cosmetics. Another area the FDA helps in is research to help improve individual’s health by improving food and medication. As of last year 2010 over one trillion dollars worth of the various products are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. A better break down by category; food sales is over four billion dollars and drugs/medications is about three billion. The food and drug administration does handle one third of all the imports into the United States (FDA, 2010).
Some individuals do get confused as to what the FDA is responsible for ensuring that foods we eat are safe, wholesome and sanity (US FDA, 2010). These are the individuals that make sure that all cosmetics, food and over the medications are properly labeled. Some of the areas the food and drug administration do not regulate are illegal drugs, meat and poultry, alcohol labeling, grocery stores and water. The drug enforcement administration agency takes care of all illegal drugs. The department of justice’s bureau of alcohol and tobaccos deal with the labeling and alcoholic beverages. The Environmental Protection Agency deals with purifying bottled water. The Consumer product safety commission regulates the safety of appliances and most consumer good (FDA, 2010).
Statutory and regulatory law the stature creates an agency and authorizes it to pass laws regarding specific issues. For instance, the Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency that can pass rules governing the sale of food and drugs. The rules or laws made by agencies are
References: Fremgen, B.F. (2009). Medical law and ethics: An interactive look at the decision, dilemmas, and regulations in healthcare practice today (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall The Food and Drug Administration (4/2010). Retrieved January 13, 2010 from http://www.fda.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (4/2010) Retrieved January 12, 2010 from http://www.hhs.gov