FDA Modernization Act of 1997


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FDA Modernization Act of 1997

	The Act The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA), enacted Nov. 21, 1997, amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products. With the passage of FDAMA, Congress enhanced FDA's mission in ways that recognized the Agency would be operating in a 21st century characterized by increasing technological, trade and public health complexities. Full Text of the Act Printer-friendly PDF version (399 KB) Backgrounder summarizing the most important provisions of the Act.	FDA Plan for Statutory Compliance (November 1998) Text version Printer-friendly PDF version (504 KB) Corrections to the Plan (Federal Register Notice Dec. 17, 1998) [PDF, 20 KB] Mechanisms for Meeting Review Time Periods (July 2, 1999) Report on FDA Plan for Statutory Compliance (September 2000) Press Release about Report FDAMA Implementation Chart FDAMA Archives	Center FDAMA Pages Food Drugs Medical Devices Biologics Animal Feed & Drugs Regulatory Affairs Dockets Contact Us Lisa Helmanis 301-827-5262 PDF documents may be read with a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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