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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA, part of the Federal Government, regulates the safety and effectiveness of food products, additives, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics. Contact FDA for information on safe drug use and side effects, vitamins, and laws regulating medicines and foods. FDA has information for older people on topics including cancer, health fraud, nutrition, buying medicines online, and food safety. The FDA online newsletter, Maturity Matters, is specially designed for older people. It provides information about FDA regulated products for older adults, their families and their caregivers, and can be found at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/maturityhealthmatters.

Website(s):

http://www.fda.gov

Location:

10903 New Hampshire Ave.

20993-0002 Silver Spring, MD

Estados Unidos

See map: Google Maps

Phone:

1-888-INFO-FDA (463-6332) (toll-free)
1-888-723-3366 (toll-free, Food Information Line)
1-800-822-7967 (toll-free, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System)
1-800-838-7715 (toll-free, Mammography Information Service)

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)