Food and Drug Administration (Myanmar)

The Department of Food and Drug Administration (Burmese: အစားအသောက်နှင့် ဆေးဝါးကွပ်ကဲရေး ဦးစီးဌာန; abbreviated FDA) is Burma's food safety regulatory body, which oversees the safety and quality of food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics.[1] FDA was established in 1995.[1] 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.[2]

Food and Drug Administration
အစားအသောက်နှင့် ဆေးဝါးကွပ်ကဲရေး ဦးစီးဌာန
Agency overview
Formed1995
TypeDepartment
JurisdictionGovernment of Burma
HeadquartersNaypyidaw
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Health (Burma)
Websitewww.fda.gov.mm

See also

References
  1. "Food and Drug Control Activity" (PDF). Health in Myanmar 2012. Ministry of Health. 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. "The National Drug Law" (PDF). The State Law and Order Restoration Council. 30 October 1992. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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