Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 1938, 1954, 1958 (FFDCA)

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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 1938, 1954,
1958 (FFDCA)

• By Catherine Cabot
• Period 6

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FFDCA

• The Draft Year was 1938
• The Amendment Years were 1954 and 1958
• This piece of legislation is national (U.S.)
• THE FFDCA) is a set of laws passed by Congress in
  1938 giving authority to the Food and Drug
  Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of
  food, drugs, and cosmetics.

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FFDCA (continued)

• This act was introduced due to heavy influence by
  the death of more than 100 patients due to a
  sulfanilamide medication where diethylene glycol
  was used to dissolve the drug and make a liquid
  form.
• THE FFDCA has nine chapters that cover the
  definitions of foods, drugs, etc. prohibited
  acts and penalties food drugs and devices
  cosmetics general authority imports and
  exports and miscellaneous.
• For example, The FFDCA requires producers of food
  additives to demonstrate to a reasonable
  certainty that no harm will result from the
  intended use of an additive. If the FDA finds an
  additive to be safe the agency issues a
  regulation specifying the conditions under which
  the additive may be safely used.

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FFDCA Environmental IssuesAgency/Group
Responsible for Regulation and Enforcement

• The environmental issues include protection of
  human health and safety by preventing the harm
  that can come from such things as food additives,
  medicinal drugs and cosmetic products.
• The Food and Drug Admionistration (FDA) is
  responsible for the regulation and enforcement of
  the act.