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|Mission=To promote and protect public health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and by regulating dietary supplements and cosmetics. CFSAN strives to prevent foodborne illness and ensure the safety of food and cosmetic products. | |Mission=To promote and protect public health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and by regulating dietary supplements and cosmetics. CFSAN strives to prevent foodborne illness and ensure the safety of food and cosmetic products. | ||
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The '''Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition''' ('''CFSAN''' | The '''Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition''' ('''CFSAN''' is the branch of the United States [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) that regulates food, [[dietary supplement]]s, and cosmetics, as opposed to drugs, biologics, medical devices, and radiological products, which also fall under the purview of the FDA. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/center-food-safety-and-applied-nutrition-cfsan|title=Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)|last=Nutrition|first=Center for Food Safety and Applied|date=2020-01-17|website=FDA|language=en|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> | ||
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* [[Pure Food and Drug Act|Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906]] | * [[Pure Food and Drug Act|Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906]] | ||
* | * [[Federal Import Milk Act]] (1927) | ||
* [[Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act| | * [[Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938]] | ||
* [[Public Health Service Act| | * [[Public Health Service Act|Public Health Service Act (1944)]] | ||
* [[Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | * [[Fair Packaging and Labeling Act]] (1966) | ||
* | * [[Infant Formula Act of 1980]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994]] | ||
CFSAN has been criticized for its avoidance of major fights with the food industry, resulting in lack of adequate oversight on food safety.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=How the FDA's food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards |url=https://politico.com/interactives/2022/fda-fails-regulate-food-health-safety-hazards |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=politico.com |language=en}}</ref> As of 2022, the number of food safety inspections has gone down in recent years. Congress places less scrutiny on CFSAN than the FDA's other divisions, reducing accountability.<ref name=":0" /> | CFSAN has been criticized for its avoidance of major fights with the food industry, resulting in lack of adequate oversight on food safety.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=How the FDA's food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards |url=https://politico.com/interactives/2022/fda-fails-regulate-food-health-safety-hazards |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=politico.com |language=en}}</ref> As of 2022, the number of food safety inspections has gone down in recent years. Congress places less scrutiny on CFSAN than the FDA's other divisions, reducing accountability.<ref name=":0" /> | ||