is the agency administered under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (formerly Health, Education and Welfare) "to enforce the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and thereby carry out the purpose of Congress to insure that foods are safe, pure, and wholesome, and made under sanitary conditions; drugs and therapeutic devices are safe and effective for their intended uses; cosmetics are safe and prepared from appropriate ingredients; and that all of these products are honestly and informatively labeled and packaged".

Link:  www.fda.gov