Food and Drug Board of Authority

Food and Drug Board of Authority
အစားအသောက်နှင့် ဆေးဝါးကွပ်ကဲရေး ဦးစီးဌာန
Agency overview
Type Department
Jurisdiction Government of Burma
Headquarters Naypyidaw
Parent agency Ministry of Health (Burma)
Website www.moh.gov.mm

The Food and Drug Board of Authority (Burmese: အစားအသောက်နှင့် ဆေးဝါးကွပ်ကဲရေး ဦးစီးဌာန; abbreviated FDBA) is Burma's national regulatory agency, responsible for regulation of therapeutic goods, including the manufacture, import, export, storage, distribution and sale of food and drugs, in the interests of public safety.[1] The agency was established under the 1992 National Drug Law.[1] According to the 1992 law, the membership is led by the Minister of Health and Deputy Minister of Health, who act as Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively. FBDA is the highest authority of food and drug regulations.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The National Drug Law" (PDF). The State Law and Order Restoration Council. 30 October 1992. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Holloway, Kathleen A (30 December 2011). "Drug Policy and Pharmaceuticals in Health Care Delivery" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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