Food and Drug Administration

Myanmar government agency

The Department of Food and Drug Administration is Burma's food safety regulatory body, which oversees the safety and quality of food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics. FDA was established in 1995. The agency was established under the 1992 National Drug Law, which also established the Food and Drug Board of Authority, which regulates and controls the manufacture, import, export, storage, distribution and sale of food and drugs, in the interests of public safety.

Cyclospora Outbreak Hits 41 States

A cyclospora parasite outbreak has sickened thousands across the US, blamed on gutted food-safety agencies.