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
Formed	1995
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Government of Burma
Headquarters	Naypyidaw
Agency executive	Khin Zaw, Director General
Parent agency	Ministry of Health (Burma)
Website	www.fda.gov.mm

See also

• Ministry of Health (Burma)

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.