The New Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Legislation

Federal food, drug and cosmetic act.

Subchapter A--Drugs and Devices: Sections 501-510: Drugs and Devices Section 512: New Animal Drugs Sections 513-523: Medical Devices Subchapter B--Drugs for Rare Diseases and Conditions Subchapter C--Electronic Product Radiation Control Subchapter D--Dissemination of Treatment Information Subchapter E--General Provisions Relating to Drugs and Devices Subchapter F—New Animal Drugs for Minor Use ...

The enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Is cosmetic platelet-rich plasma a drug to be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration?

In the area of cosmetic dermatology, some physicians have been injecting activated platelet-rich plasma into the face to promote cosmesis or using it to enhance fat grafts. However, subtle changes to the federal drug code (21 CFR 1271.1) made in 2004, when applied to activated PRP, purport to make this autologous substance a federally regulated drug requiring an extensive and costly Biologics L...

New food safety initiatives in the Food and Drug Administration.

Concern over the presence of veterinary drug residues in food has been increasing world wide. Because of this concern the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has been involved on an international basis in efforts to develop food safety standards for veterinary drugs. The major thrust of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CC/RVDF) has be...

The Food Crisis and New Technologies

The present crisis in global economy, the issue of cli mate change and the fast-growing world population, <span style="font-variant: normal; font-s...