Corporate Profile
The FDA was established in 1992 as the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) on the basis of the 1992 Food and Drug Law (PNDCL 305B), later amended by the Food and Drugs ACT of 1996. The Food and Drugs legislation was revised in 2012 and integrated into a new Public Health ACT 851, 2012 that gave birth to the Food and Drugs Authority.
The FDA’s legal mandate is found in Part 6 (Tobacco Control Measures), Part 7 (organisation and responsibilities of the FDA), and Part 8 (Clinical trials) of the Public Health Act, 2012 Act 851.
The FDA was established in 1992 as the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) on the basis of the 1992 Food and Drug Law (PNDCL 305B), later amended by the Food and Drugs ACT of 1996. The Food and Drugs legislation was revised in 2012 and integrated into a new Public Health ACT 851, 2012 that gave birth to the Food and Drugs Authority.
