The Department of Food and Drug Administration (; abbreviated FDA) is Burma's
food safety
Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, food processing, preparation, and food storage, storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a simi ...
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.
See also
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Ministry of Health (Burma)
References
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Medical and health organisations based in Myanmar
Drugs in Myanmar
National agencies for drug regulation
Food safety organizations
Government agencies established in 1995
Regulation in Myanmar
1995 establishments in Myanmar