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Food and Drug Administration -  .

- Ensures that food is safe and wholesome, that cosmetics will not do harm, and that medicines, medical devices, and radiation-emitting consumer products such as microwave ovens are safe and effective.

Fact Sheets and Press Releases - - Food and nutrition press releases and fact sheets.

FDA Consumer Magazine - - Official bimonthly, subscription magazine of the Food and Drug Administration. Offers a wealth of new and in-depth information on how to get healthy and stay healthy. It also reports on current FDA activities to ensure that the products the agency regulates are fit to use.

FDA Enforcement Report - - Searchable index of reports published weekly by the Food and Drug Administration. It contains information on actions taken in connection with agency Regulatory activities.

Food and Drug Administration - Publications - - Links to a wide variety of FDA publications, manuals, references, industry guidance and other documents of an Agency-wide nature. Links to the FDA's centers that have publications of their own specifically related to the products they regulate.

Food and Drug Administration - Recalls and Safety Alerts - - List of recalls, alerts, and warnings of foods, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.

Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - - FDA partnership with the University of Maryland that will provide the scientific basis for ensuring a safe, wholesome food supply as well as provide the infrastructure for contributions to national food safety programs and international food standards.

National Center for Food Safety & Technology (NCFST) - - A consortium of leading food companies, the U.S Food and Drug Administration, Illinois Institute of Technology, and university-based scientists working together to ensure the safety of food processing and packaging technologies.