The DEA is under the Department of Justice. The FDA is under the Department of Health and Human Services. One does not have authority over the other. There is a Memo of Understanding ( MOU 225-15-011) that describes the relationship, information sharing, and collaborative efforts between the two agencies.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are two federal agencies that have authority under Title 21 of the United States Code. The DEA enforces regulations related to controlled substances, while the FDA regulates food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices under Title 21.
FDA licenses and inspects legal drugs, foods and additives. DEA is an enforcement agency dealing with drug crimes.
EDA
the FBI has to do with federal crimes and the dea is the drug enforcement agency which deals with drug related crimes
is the feds over the dea
Possibly. But it has more to do with DEA than FDA.
fda
The DEA is under the Attorney General (Department of Justice). The Director of National Security may provide intelligence and advice from time to time, but the DNI has no direct control over the DEA.
The FDA has the responsibility of monitoring drugs that can be unsafe.
It pertains to a food or medical product or process that has applied for approval and received it from the Food & Drug Administration. Go to the FDA website for more precise information about it's mission and authority. FDA link: fda.gov
If a product is FDA approved, it will typically indicate so on the bottle somewhere. Each product is different, and most FDA approved items are not over-the-counter items.
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