The Food and Drug Administration is an agency dedicated to protecting, promoting, and enhancing the health of the American people.
Regulated products are honestly, accurately, and informatively represented.
The prize is one of ten, given by the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. The program is intended to identify America's leaders in areas such as health care, criminal justice, education, and the environment. The primary responsibility of the center is to ensure the safety and efficacy of vaccines, blood and blood products, certain diagnostic products, and other biological and biotechnology-derived human products. Callers can select one of several options to hear recorded information, or at any point may select the option to speak directly with a public affairs specialist or consumer safety officer. A second toll-free line was added in response to consumer demand for information on recalls and market withdrawals of blood products.