Federal Drug Agency

Whether the production and manufacturing facilities of the pharmaceutical company have been inspected by the Federal Drug Agency (FDA). 

Another large volume market is opening up as the American Federal Drug Agency has approved recycled PET for food contact in food and beverage... 

Hilts, Protecting, 216 Robert Pear, Panel Calls Federal Drug Agency Unable to Cope with Rising Tasks, NYT, April 11, ippr, at Ar. 

Food and Drug Administration, Federal Security Agency, Trade Correspondence Letter 3-A... 

NIDA, or the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is the major federal research agency on drug abuse. As part of its mandate, it publicizes the dangers of drug abuse, including abuse of prescription drugs, to the public. This document lays out the basic facts on abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications. 

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Established in 1973 as a consolidation of e.xisting federal drug enforcement agencies, the DEA is now responsible for enforcement of all federal drug laws. 

In 1988, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission banned the sale of butyl nitrite. But manufacturers kept one step ahead of federal regulatory agencies. Each time a specific formula was banned, the manufacturers would adjust by altering the chemical composition slightly. As of 2002, the newest popper was cyclohexyl nitrite, commonly sold in drug paraphernalia or head shops and adult bookstores as a head cleaner for VCRs. Cyclohexyl is chemically similar to amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite and produces the same effect when inhaled. 

Food and Drug agencies, state and federal, even before World War II began efforts to improve the sanitation practices of the industry. From 1958, the Wine Institute employed a sanitation expert. A sanitation handbook that gave detailed instructions on improving winery practices was published and has been kept up to date. 

Another channel for laundering dirty drug money — a channel yet to be compromised by federal investigative agencies — is important to note here. This is the use of tax-exempt foundations to finance terrorism and environmentalism. One immediately relevant case makes the point. 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates warnings on labels for foods, personal care, and cosmetic products. These are specifically exempt from regulation by other federal government agencies. 

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